Escobedia laevis Schltdl. & Cham.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Escobedia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open marshes or bogs at elevations of 1,500-1,800 metres but descending to 500 metres or lower around Petén in Guatemala.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Pulicide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Escobedia laevis world distribution map, present in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802271-1
WFO ID wfo-0000680741
COL ID 6GSZG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Escobedia stricta Escobedia laevis Escobedia linearis Buchnera longifolia