Sclerocarpus Jacquin. Bonebract.
A genus of about 12 species, of sc. and sw. United States, Mexico, and Central America.
ID notes: The common name, bonebract, alludes to the hardened paleae that surround (and are shed with) the disk florets.
Ref: Feddema (1972); Harriman (2006b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006c); Turner (1988). Show full citations.
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