Genus Sericocarpus (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Sericocarpus linifolius is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sericocarpus known by the common name narrowleaf white-topped aster.
- In the genus Sericocarpus, the typical flower head has 5-50 or more disk flowers and 5-30 or more ray flowers.
- The genus Sericocarpus consists of small herbs with corymbose inflorescences; flowers are all alike, hence called discoid.
- Astereae's genera include Almutaster, Chaetopappa, Doellingeria, Eucephalus, Ionactis, Oligoneuron, Oreostemma, Sericocarpus and Symphyotrichum.
- The genus Sericocarpus is part of the small Asteraceae tribe Astereae, which also includes many other species such as Michaelmas-daisies and goldenrods.