Ammobium alatum

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Read about Ammobium alatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ammobium alatum, R. Br. Three ft. or less high, erect and branchy, white-cottony, the branches broadly winged: early root-lvs. ovate at the ends and long-tapering below (javelin-shaped); st.-lvs. small and distant, entire or nearly so: heads 1-2 in. across, the involucre becoming pearly white, petal-like; fls. all tubular. V. 2:62. Austral. A large-headed form is var. grandiflorum, Hort. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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