Aldama excelsa (Willd.) E.E.Schill. & Panero

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Aldama

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 3.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 3.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots seeds tubers
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Aldama excelsa world distribution map, present in Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77115577-1
WFO ID wfo-0001332005
COL ID BL9J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Viguiera magnicapitata Viguiera excelsa Tithonia excelsa Helianthus excelsus Helianthus giganteus Aldama excelsa Viguiera excelsa var. excelsa Helianthus trinervis