Blepharipappus
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Blepharipappus is a monotypic plant genus in the daisy family
containing the single species Blepharipappus scaber, which is known by the common name rough eyelash, or rough eyelashweed. This is an unassuming small annual plant native to the northwestern United States. It raises slender, fuzzy stems, atop which bloom a daisylike flower head
. Its ray florets are white with purple markings and the center of the flower is packed with white disc florets with purple anthers
. The fruit is a dark achene
which often bears a pappus
of a few stiff, light colored bristles. The rough eyelash grows in forests at some elevation.
Some Plateau Indian tribes used as part of a treatment for bloody diarrhea.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
containing the single species Blepharipappus scaber, which is known by the common name rough eyelash, or rough eyelashweed. This is an unassuming small annual plant native to the northwestern United States. It raises slender, fuzzy stems, atop which bloom a daisylike flower head
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
. Its ray florets are white with purple markings and the center of the flower is packed with white disc florets with purple anthers
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
. The fruit is a dark achene
Achene
An achene is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate and indehiscent...
which often bears a pappus
Pappus (flower structure)
The pappus is the modified calyx, the part of an individual disk, ray or ligule floret surrounding the base of the corolla, in flower heads of the plant family Asteraceae. The pappus may be composed of bristles , awns, scales, or may be absent. In some species, the pappus is too small to see...
of a few stiff, light colored bristles. The rough eyelash grows in forests at some elevation.
Some Plateau Indian tribes used as part of a treatment for bloody diarrhea.