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Manual of the New Zealand Flora.
[Introduction to Suborder LiguliflorÆ.]
Florets all ligulate and hermaphrodite, and hence homogamous. Sap milky. Consists of one tribe, CichoraceÆ.
| Herb with radical leaves. Scapes simple, leafless. Pappus of tapering subulate scales, toothed or plumose above. | 22. Microseris. |
| Branched leafy herb. Achene ribbed and transversely rugose. Pappus soft, plumose | 23. Picris. |
| Herb with radical leaves (the New Zealand species). Achene terete, ribbed. Pappus of simple capillary bristles | 24. CCrepis. |
| Herbs with radical leaves. Scapes simple, leafless. Achenes long - beaked. Pappus of simple capillary bristles | 25. Taraxacum. |
| Tall leafy succulent herbs. Achene flat, not beaked. Pappus of simple capillary bristles | 26. Sonchus. |