ligulate
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A type of floret in the Asteraceae where the corolla is flat, linear or oblong, with 3 or 5 minute apical teeth and with only a very short tube at its base.

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reproduced with permission from Webb et al., 1996

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© 1994 & 2001 J.G. Harris and M.W. Harris, adapted with permission from Harris and Harris, 2001