Comandra umbellata subsp. pallida (A.Dc.) Piehl

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A small herb. It grows 15-40 cm high. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are small, pale green and narrow. They are 1.3-2.5 cm long. The flowers are whitish-green. They are small and 5 mm long. They occur in small clusters at the ends of the leafy stems. The fruit are dry, olive green berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry sandy places. It grows attached to the roots of other plants.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Eye Medicine (root), Analgesic (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Oral Aid (unspecified), Corn (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Comandra umbellata subsp. pallida world distribution map, present in Canada, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63741-2
WFO ID wfo-0000615926
COL ID 5GKGS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Comandra linearis Comandra pallida Comandra pallida var. angustifolia Comandra umbellata var. angustifolia Comandra umbellata var. pallida Comandra umbellata subsp. pallida