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Acmella repens Rich. ex Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Acmella

Characteristics

Leaves: petioles 3–40+ mm; blades ovate to lance-ovate, mostly 20–40(–100) × 10–35 mm, margins dentate to denticulate or entire. Cypselae 1–2.5 mm, ciliate or not, tips of cilia straight; pappi 0 or of 1–2(–3) bristles. 2n = 52.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Acmella repens world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174552-1
WFO ID wfo-0000077798
COL ID 9FBT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 931967
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Synonyms

Spilanthes repens Spilanthes beccabunga Spilanthes lateraliflora Acmella nuttaliana Spilanthes subhirsuta Spilanthes orizabaensis Anthemis trinervia Spilanthes cocuyensis Spilanthes lehmanniana Acmella repens Spilanthes phaneractis Spilanthes nuttallii Anthemis repens Ceratocephalus subhirsutus Ceratocephalus repens Spilanthes diffusa Ceratocephalus beccabunga Acmella occidentalis Spilanthes orizabaensis Spilanthes beccabunga Spilanthes beccabunga var. beccabunga Spilanthes diffusa var. diffusa Acmella repens var. repens Spilanthes disciformis var. phaneractis Spilanthes americana var. parvula Spilanthes americana var. repens Acmella oppositifolia var. repens Spilanthes americana f. lanitecta Acmella oppositifolia var. oppositifolia Spilanthes beccabunga var. parvula
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