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Erect or procumbent annual herbs with a taproot. Leaves compound, variable, pinnate to 3-pinnate. Umbels compound. Bracts generally 0; bracteoles present, linear. Petals white or pinkish. Fruit covered with glochidiate spines. Somewhat similar to species of Agrocharis, but these differ in possessing bracts. Derivation of name: A meaningless name coined by Adanson Worldwide: 15 species centered in the Mediterranean area but extending to E Asia and tropical and southern Africa Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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