Borrichia arborescens (L.) Dc.

Tree oxeye (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Borrichia

Characteristics

A herb. It grows as a ground cover. The leaves are greyish and covered with hairs. The flower petals are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rocky coasts, sandy marshes, beaches, at elevations up to 10 metres.
More
It is a tropical plant. It is salt tolerant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten in salads.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Ache(Back) (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Borrichia arborescens flower picture by Serge Ottaviani (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Borrichia arborescens world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States of America

Conservation status

Borrichia arborescens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:185803-1
WFO ID wfo-0000087708
COL ID MLGX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629184
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Diomedea glabrata Buphthalmum canum l'hér. ex Verbesina arborescens Borrichia arborescens Borrichia argentea Borrichia glabrata Bubonium arborescens Borrichia x cubana Buphthalmum arborescens Diomedea argentea Anthemis crassifolia Diomedea indentata Verbesina arborescens var. arborescens Borrichia arborescens var. glabrata