Gutierrezia microcephala (Dc.) A.Gray

Threadleaf snakeweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Gutierrezia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.2-1.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Veterinary Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Gutierrezia microcephala unspecified picture

Distribution

Gutierrezia microcephala world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115039-2
WFO ID wfo-0000019536
COL ID 3HN24
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gutierrezia microcephala Xanthocephalum microcephalum Gutierrezia linoides Gutierrezia lucida Xanthocephalum lucidum Brachyris microcephala Gutierrezia sarothrae var. microcephala