Echinops niveus Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Echinops

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1-1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Asthma (root), Cough (root), Diuretics (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Endophthalmitis (unspecified), Hysteria (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Echinops niveus world distribution map, present in India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:202601-1
WFO ID wfo-0000066135
COL ID 38K67
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Echinops niveus