Flower Structure in the Asteraceae:
Sepals: absent or modified into a pappus
Pappus may be of :
- bristles
- plumose bristles
- scales
- awns
Petals: 5, connate (or apparently 3)
Stamens: 5, anthers connate into a tube around the style, rarely distinct
Ovary: 2 connate carpels, inferior, 1 locule, 1 basal ovule, style 1 with 2 branches
Fruit: achene (cypsella) (rarely berry or drupe)