WorldFloraDB - Amphiachyris amoena

Characteristics

Plants 20–40(–60) cm. Primary stems usually (2 –)5 mm diam. Leaf blades linear, rarely linear-lanceolate, 5–25(–35) × 0.2–1(–2) mm. Heads in open paniculiform arrays. Phyllaries 3–4 × 1–2 mm. Receptacles with hooked, swollen-based hairs. Cypselae 2–3 mm, 4–6-ribbed, long-setulose. 2n = 8.

Life form

annual

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.2 - 0.4

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

Light	-
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Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
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Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:11514-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000083846
COL ID	3HMYN
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Amphiachyris amoena Xanthocephalum amoenum Gutierrezia amoena (shinners) diggs, lipscomb & o'kennon Xanthocephalum amoenum var. amoenum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Amphiachyris amoena (Shinners) Solbrig

Texas broomweed (en)

Species