Espeletia argentea Bonpl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Espeletia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open, windswept areas, locally very abundant forming dense populations and developing well in abandoned cultivated fields; at elevations from 2,600-3,800 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses gum medicinal oil
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Espeletia argentea habit picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Espeletia argentea flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Conservation status

Espeletia argentea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:205061-1
WFO ID wfo-0001130791
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Espeletia argentea