Genus Pilosella (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Pilosella is a genus of perennial herbs native to Eurasia and North Africa with hairy leaves and stems.
- In botanical classification, the genus Pilosella is closely related to the genus Hieracium and is often considered congeneric.
- These plants from the genus Pilosella have a wide range of habitats, from dry meadows to mountainous regions.
- Species within the genus Pilosella reproduce vegetatively with help of rhizomes and underground stolons.
- The genus Pilosella is distinguished from the genus Hieracium by the number of leafy shoots arising from the stolons.