Eriophyllum ambiguum A.Gray

Beautiful woolly sunflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Eriophyllum

Characteristics

Annuals, 5–30 cm. Stems decumbent to ascending. Leaves: blades oblong to oblanceolate, 5–40 mm, margins entire or toothed, plane (apices rounded to acute), faces lanate or tometose to tomentu­lose. Heads borne singly. Peduncles 1–8 cm. Involucres hemispheric to obconic, 5–6 mm diam. Phyllaries 6–10, ± connate. Ray florets 6–10; laminae yellow, 2–10 mm. Disc florets 10–30; corollas 1.3–3 mm (tubes cylindric, throats broadly funnelform, abruptly dilated, lobes glabrous or hairy, hairs 1-celled, not glandular; anther appendages deltate, widest at bases, not glandular). Cypselae 2.2–3 mm; pappi 0 or of 6–10 ± ovate to cuneate, entire, erose, or laciniate scales 0.1–0.5 mm.
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A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.3
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

The seeds are parched and pounded and then eaten dry.
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Edible seeds
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
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Distribution

Eriophyllum ambiguum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:204833-1
WFO ID wfo-0000121388
COL ID 3B5DL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bahia parviflora Lasthenia ambigua Eriophyllum ambiguum Eriophyllum parviflorum Bahia ambigua Eriophyllum parishii Eriophyllum ambiguum var. ambiguum

Lower taxons

Eriophyllum ambiguum var. paleaceum