Gymnanthemum corymbosum (Thunb.) H.Rob.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Gymnanthemum

Characteristics

Shrub, up to 1.8 m high. Leaves coarsely toothed in upper half or at apex, sometimes entire, silky canescent below, discolorous. Heads with 3-7 flowers in corymbose panicles. Outer pappus of caducous setae, inner pappus of persistent barbellate setae. Achenes hairy. Flowers pale to deep violet.
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Mature height (meter) 1.8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Gymnanthemum corymbosum world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1010961-1
WFO ID wfo-0000064319
COL ID 6L728
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Synonyms

Vernonia corymbosa Staehelina corymbosa Vernonia neocorymbosa Staehelina corymbosa Gymnanthemum corymbosum Vernonia tigna