Cotula tenella E.Mey. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cotula

Characteristics

Slender, glabrescent annual to 10 cm. Leaves alternate, clasping at base, linear to pinnatisect. Flower heads disciform, small, solitary on naked peduncles, yellow.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
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 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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 -

Distribution

Cotula tenella world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:198589-1
WFO ID wfo-0000132640
COL ID YYRT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cotula tenella