Cotula thunbergii Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cotula

Characteristics

Tufted annual, up to 150 mm tall. Leaves alternate, clasping at base, trifid or pinnatisect in upper half, lobes linear or forked, densely silky. Flowerheads discoid, large, solitary on long naked peduncles; involucral bracts narrow-oblong, silky, brown-edged; all florets bisexual, corolla tube forming a short frill on top of ovary, yellow. Cypselas wingless.
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 5-6
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 -

Distribution

Cotula thunbergii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:198591-1
WFO ID wfo-0000015523
COL ID 6B8FN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cenia thunbergii Cotula thunbergii