A genus of shrubby plants in the daisy family, found in southwestern North America and featuring simple ray florets.
From Greek 'aplos' (simple) + 'pappus' (the bristle-like or feathery structure on seeds). The name describes the simple structure of the pappus in these plants.
Aplopappus plants have evolved special water-storage tissues to survive in desert conditions, and their 'simple' pappus actually works brilliantly for wind dispersal in arid environments!
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