Cotula nudicaulis Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cotula

Characteristics

Softly hairy to nearly glabrous annual, up to 150 mm tall. Leaves crowded in lower half, opposite, clasping at base, bipinnatisect, sparsely pilose or glabrous, lobes linear. Flowerheads discoid, solitary on slender, naked peduncles; involucral bracts large and round; all florets bisexual, tubular, white. Cypselas winged.
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Softly hairy annual to 15 cm. Leaves crowded below, opposite, clasping at base, bipinnatisect. Flower heads disciform, solitary on slender, naked peduncles, yellow or white, bracts large and round. Achenes winged.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cotula nudicaulis unspecified picture

Distribution

Cotula nudicaulis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:198529-1
WFO ID wfo-0000072021
COL ID YYQ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cenia discoidea Pleiogyne nudicaulis Cenia nudicaulis Cotula nudicaulis