Schizotrichia
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Schizotrichia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the sunflower family, Asteraceae
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It also means splitting of the hairs at the end. Also see Trichoptilosis
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the sunflower family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
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It also means splitting of the hairs at the end. Also see Trichoptilosis
Trichoptilosis
Trichoptilosis , schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or fraying of the hair-shaft due to excessive heat and mechanical stress.-Causes:Thermal, chemical or mechanical stress can cause split...
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