compass plant
Noun
- North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers (synset 112565737)
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Any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass (synset 111936127)
is a type of: composite, composite plant - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowerssubtypes:
- horse thistle, lactuca scariola, lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce - European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
- rosinweed, silphium laciniatum - North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
belongs to: aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniasame as: compass flower
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