Chaenactis douglasii Hook. & Arn.

Douglas' dustymaiden (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Chaenactis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.4-0.45m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry to medium-moist soils along roadsides, waste places and hillsides, especially where the soil has been disturbed.
Light 5-7
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Cough Medicine (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Orthopedic Aid (leaf), Snake Bite Remedy (leaf), Cathartic (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (root), Eye Medicine (root), Analgesic (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Heart Medicine (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Snake Bite Remedy (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Kidney Aid (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 70
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Chaenactis douglasii unspecified picture

Distribution

Chaenactis douglasii world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:192230-1
WFO ID wfo-0000043449
COL ID T9FD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chaenactis brachiata Chaenactis achilleifolia Chaenactis ramosa Chaenactis suksdorfii Hymenopappus laxiflorus l'hér. ex Chaenactis pumila Chaenactis cinerea Chaenactis douglasii Harpaecarpus suksdorfii Hymenopappus douglasii Chaenactis angustifolia Chaenactis pedicularia Hymenopappus carolinensis Chaenactis rubricaulis Macrocarphus achilleifolius Hymenopappus scabiosaeus Macrocarphus douglasii Chaenactis humilis Chaenactis achilleifolia var. achilleifolia Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii Chaenactis brachiata var. stansburyana Chaenactis douglasii var. achilleifolia Chaenactis brachiata var. brachiata Chaenactis douglasii var. nana Chaenactis douglasii var. glandulosa Chaenactis douglasii var. montana Chaenactis douglasii var. ramosa

Lower taxons

Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina