Acourtia microcephala Dc.

Sacapellote (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Acourtia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry sunny slopes. Gravel and caliche soils in scrub oak, oak woodlands, and chaparral at elevations of 60-1300 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cathartic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Acourtia microcephala flower picture by Henry Broeska (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acourtia microcephala world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174726-1
WFO ID wfo-0000012131
COL ID 9HZY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acourtia microcephala Perezia microcephala