Cota altissima (L.) J.Gay

Tall chamomile (en), Anthémis géante (fr), anthémide très élevée (fr), Anthémide géante (fr), Cota très élevé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cota

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.18 - 0.38
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.45
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

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses medicinal ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cota altissima habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cota altissima leaf picture by mistral 54 (cc-by-sa)
Cota altissima leaf picture by Benoît Nennig (cc-by-sa)
Cota altissima leaf picture by Liliane Pessotto (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cota altissima flower picture by Lyss Dor (cc-by-sa)
Cota altissima flower picture by Hans Devriese (cc-by-sa)
Cota altissima flower picture by Helyette Guillot (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cota altissima world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:198373-1
WFO ID wfo-0000086301
COL ID YWY3
BDTFX ID 19133
INPN ID 92627
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chamaemelum cota Anthemis arvensis Anthemis cota Anacyclus altissimus Chamaemelum altissimum Anthemis reflexa Pyrethrum cota Chamaemelum cota Anthemis altissima Anthemis altissima var. discoidea Cota altissima

Lower taxons

Anthemis arvensis subsp. arvensis