Emilia simulans C.Jeffrey

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Emilia

Characteristics

Erect annual herb 30–45 cm high; stems pubescent.. Leaves sessile, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, 2.5–6.3 cm long, 0.5–0.7 cm wide, base obtuse, margins obscurely sinuate-dentate, apex obtuse, apiculate, pilose.. Capitula 2–3, lax, discoid; stalks of the individual capitula slender, glabrous; involucre 5.3–7 mm long, 2–4 mm in diameter; phyllaries 8, 5 mm long, glabrous.. Disc florets white, corolla 6 mm long, lobes 1–1.5 mm long.. Achenes 2 mm long, shortly sparsely hairy; pappus 3–4.5 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
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Environment

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 8 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Emilia simulans world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930596-1
WFO ID wfo-0000034376
COL ID 39GXL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Emilia simulans