Cotula melaleuca Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cotula

Characteristics

Herba annua erecta acaulis, spithamaea vel minor; ramis pluribus adscendentibus (1.5-4 cm longis); foliis bipinnatipartitis. basi vaginatis, tenuiter pilosis (1.5-4 cm longis), segmentis linearibus acutis (3-7 mm longis); pedunculis axillaribus gracilibus, tenuiter pilosis (3-14 cm longis); capitulis ±6 mm diam., involucri bracteis sub 9, in seriebus tribus, subglabris, exterioribus ovatis vel lanceolatis obtusis, interioribus latioribus late obovatis membranaceis marginatis; floribus homogamis, corollae tubulosae 4 dentatae, lobis obtusis crassatis carnosis albis; achaenibus exterioribus compressis orbiculatis late alatis, interioribus sensim minoribus, omnibus stipitatis.
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Like C. barbata but florets white with purple tips.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.04
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Cotula melaleuca world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000071012
COL ID YYPK
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Synonyms

Cotula melaleuca