Cheirolophus sempervirens Pomel

Centaurée (fr), Cheirolophe toujours vert (fr), Centaurée toujours verte (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cheirolophus

Characteristics

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

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Collyrium (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cheirolophus sempervirens leaf picture by axel Bourdonné (cc-by-sa)
Cheirolophus sempervirens leaf picture by Alain Louis (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cheirolophus sempervirens flower picture by Alain Louis (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cheirolophus sempervirens world distribution map, present in Spain, France, Morocco, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:192740-1
WFO ID wfo-0000127150
COL ID 69RBF
BDTFX ID 16690
INPN ID 90656
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centaurea graminifolia Centaurea sempervirens f. sempervirens Sagmen sempervirens Cheirolophus sempervirens Centaurea variegata Cyanus hastatus Centaurea sempervirens Cyanus variegatus Cheirolophus lanceolatus Centaurea seusana Centaurea montana Centaurea seusana Ptosimopappus sempervirens Centaurea sordida Jacea graminifolia Cyanus montanus subsp. montanus Centaurea sempervirens var. sempervirens Cheirolophus sempervirens subsp. sempervirens Centaurea montana subsp. montana Centaurea montana var. montana Cyanus graminifolius Centaurea montana subsp. angustifolia Centaurea montana var. alba Centaurea sempervirens f. albiflora