Volutarella

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Scientific Names

Read about Volutarella in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Volutarella (diminutive of Volutaria). Svn., Amberboa. Compositae. Erect or divaricately diffuse villous or glabrous annual herbs, sparingly grown in Calif.: lvs. alternate, erose-dentate or remotely pinnatifid: heads heterogamous, outer fls. 1-row, neuter, disk-fls. fertile; involucre ovoid or globose; bracts in many rows, imbricate; corolla purplish, violet, or blue, regular tube slender and very short, limb cylindrical, deeply 5-lobed: achenes obovoid or oblong, prominently 10-15-ribbed. About 7 species, Medit. region, W. Asia, and India. This genus is treated as a part of Centaurea by Hoffmann in Engler and Prantl, Pflanzenfamilien IV, pt. 5. V. muricata, Benth. & Hook. f. (Amberboa muricata, DC.). St. erect, 1-2 ft. high: basal lvs. lanceolate, attenuate to the petiole; cauline sessile, middle ones auricled, upper and lowest not auricled, linear- or oblong-lanceolate: fls. purple. Spain and Morocco. According to the Brussel's Congress, Amberboa is placed in the list of "nomina conservanda," and if this ruling is followed, the species above mentioned will retake the name A. muricata, DC. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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