Euchiton japonicus (Thunb.) Holub

Father-and-child plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Euchiton

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.275-0.35m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.35
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible flowers leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
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

Euchiton japonicus world distribution map, present in China and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:205302-1
WFO ID wfo-0000087165
COL ID 3BSX6
BDTFX ID 82282
INPN ID 671063
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Synonyms

Leontopodium javanicum Gnaphalium globosum Gnaphalium asteroides Filago cephaloidea Euchiton pulchellus Euchiton forsteri Leontopodium sandwicense Euchiton japonicus Gnaphalium oblancifolium Gnaphalium cephaloideum Gnaphalium glomeratum Gnaphalium willdenowii Anaphalis lanata Gnaphalium hemisphaericum Euchiton japonicus Gnaphalium japonicum Gnaphalium japonicum var. japonicum