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Family Dipsacaceae

Fam:   Dipsacaceae
Genus:   Dipsacus L.
English Name: Teasel Family, Dipsacaceae

Description:

1     Corolla of five parts.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2.
1*   Corolla of four parts ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4.
2.   General bed of inflorescence without scaly bracts; outer cup serrulate; inside with 12 feather-hairy bristles ……...............…… (5) Pterocephalus Vaill.
2*. General bed of the inflorescence covered with scaly bracts; exterior of a broad membranous edge, serrated on its ledge, inner cup with 5 or 10 smooth or serrated bristles …….......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3     The inner cup with 5 bristles ............................................................................................................................................................... (6) Scabiosa L.
3*.   The inner cup with 10 bristles .................................................................................................................................................. (7) Tremastelma Raf.
4.   General bed of inflorescenceof with spiny bracts; stem and leaf veins often prickly ...............................................................................  (2) Dipsacus L.
4*.   General bed of inflorescence with scales or setae, not prickly; leaf or stem spineless ................................................................................................  .5.
5.     General bed covered with hairs ............................................................................................................................................................ (4) Knautia L.
5*.   General bed covered with scaly bracts ……................................................................................................................................................……...... 6.
6.    Leaves that cover the inflorescence, leather or webbed (not green) and did not differ from the brac flakes ;outer cup with 8 tabs, and internal – cilia.......... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... (1) Cephalaria Schrad.
6*.   Leaves that envelop the inflorescence, grassy, green and sharply differ from bract flakes; outer cup with 8 tabs, and internal – ciliary................................ ....................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................... (3) Succisa Neck.

References: „Флора на България”, Н. Стоянов, Б. Стефанов, Б. Китанов, част II, Наука и Изкуство, София, (1967)

Distribution in Bulgaria: (Conspectus of the Bulgarian Vascular Flora) = conspectus&gs_l= Zlc.

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