生叶

Basal leaves rosulate, simple, usually pinnately lobed, lyrate, or runcinate, rarely entire or toothed.

莲座状，单的基叶，羽状浅裂的通常，大头羽裂，倒向羽裂的，很少全。

Unlike a leaf, a cladode has buds on its surface.

但节与节间明显，节上能枝，叶和开花。

Basal leaves decussate; middle stem leaves opposite; distal stem leaves alternate; Inflorescence paniculiform with cymose branches.

基叶交；中间茎叶；上部茎叶；花序圆锥花序状的具聚伞状的枝。