Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn.

Esteve's pincushion (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Chaenactis

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.3m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Heart Medicine (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Chaenactis stevioides flower picture by stephanie Rabbit (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Chaenactis stevioides world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:192264-1
WFO ID wfo-0000060515
COL ID T9GB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chaenactis stevioides Chaenactis gillespiei Chaenactis furcata Chaenactis brachypappa Chaenactis latifolia Chaenactis mexicana Chaenactis stevioides var. stevioides Chaenactis stevioides var. brachypappa Chaenactis stevioides var. thornberi