Adenostyles alpina (L.) Bluff & Fingerh.

Adénostyle des alpes (fr), Adénostyle glabre (fr), Adénostyle des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Adenostyles

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.45m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 7-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-6

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Adenostyles alpina habit picture by Dell'Erba Laura (cc-by-sa)
Adenostyles alpina habit picture by Douglas Scofield (cc-by-sa)
Adenostyles alpina habit picture by Matt P. Walser (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Adenostyles alpina leaf picture by Lisa Primi (cc-by-sa)
Adenostyles alpina leaf picture by Willi Me (cc-by-sa)
Adenostyles alpina leaf picture by Dell'Erba Laura (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Adenostyles alpina flower picture by Anne Deltour (cc-by-sa)
Adenostyles alpina flower picture by roberto (cc-by-sa)
Adenostyles alpina flower picture by Lisa Primi (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Adenostyles alpina fruit picture by francois tissot (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Adenostyles alpina world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175036-1
WFO ID wfo-0000058396
COL ID 64QDS
BDTFX ID 74938
INPN ID 80184
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Adenostyles alpina Adenostyles alpina var. alpina Adenostyles glabra var. calcarea Adenostyles alpina var. australis Adenostyles alpina var. glabra

Lower taxons

Adenostyles alpina subsp. nebrodensis Adenostyles alpina subsp. alpina Adenostyles alpina subsp. macrocephala Adenostyles alpina subsp. pyrenaica