Chrysactinia mexicana A.Gray

Damianita (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Chrysactinia

Characteristics

Plants twiggy. Leaf blades 5–10(–23) × 1–2 mm. Peduncles 15–75 mm (heads usually held well beyond foliage). Ray laminae 6–12 × 2–4 mm. Disc corollas 4.5–7 mm. Cypselae 3–4 mm; pappi 3–5.5 mm. 2n = 45.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
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 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antispasmodic (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Conception (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

Chrysactinia mexicana flower picture by Sharon Walker (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Chrysactinia mexicana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:57524-2
WFO ID wfo-0000117201
COL ID 5YJVX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chrysactinia mexicana Pectis taxifolia