Euchiton Cass. >
Heads in dense, terminal, clusters surrounded by a number of leaf-like bracts. Stoloniferous herbs (except E. sphaericus) Euchiton
More than one bisexual floret per head. Plants stoloniferous perennials. Heads 2–4 mm diam.
Basal rosette of leaves dead at flowering time; basal leaves 7–18 cm long, 4–11 mm wide, oblong to linear. Cluster of heads with 3–5 subtending leaves. Erect perennial up to 70 cm high. Widespread. Open forests and grasslands; sometimes a weed in gardens. Fl. most of the year. Star Cudweed Euchiton involucratus