Karelinia Less.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 121

12. Karelinia Less. 1

Perennial herbs. Leaves simple, alternate. Capitula 2-9 in a corymbose inflorescence. Involucral bracts imbricate, rigid, in many rows. Receptacle flat, with long hairs. Florets tubular, the outer female, filiform, in many rows, with 4-dentate corolla, the 10-20 innermost hermaphrodite, with 5-dentate corolla. Achenes cylindrical, 3- to 4-ribbed. Pappus-hairs numerous, in 1 row, denticulate, c. 6 times as long as the achene.