A series of bristles, hairs or scales round the base of the corolla and later around the apex of the fruit (as in Compositae/Asteraceae).
Calyx modified into hairs.
An appendage (a modified calyx) at the apex of a seed in the aster family, consisting of awns, bristles, or scales.
Thistle-down. In Compositae this, with chaff, teeth, or scales, represents the calyx in this order.
A scale hair, or bristle on the tip of an achene (as on seeds of a dandelion).
A crown of hairs or bristles, sometimes branched like feathers, that sit on top of the tiny fruits of some members of the Daisy and Valerian families (eg ‘thistle-down’); formed from the calyx, they may act as parachutes for wind-dispersal of the fruits.
In the Compositae family, a modification of the calyx that can have various forms. It is most noticeable as the “parachute” attached to the dandelion fruit.
The first growth of beard hair appearing on the cheeks and chin as fine, downy hair.
A tuft of hairs or bristles a modified calyx on some fruits, especially of some members of the daisy family (Compositae), enabling them to be carried away on the wind.