Helichrysum gymnocephalum Humbert

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Helichrysum

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite plant. It grows 3m high.
Life form -
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rocky soils on mountains, usually with ericaceous plants; roadsides, denuded soils etc, at elevations from 800-2,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Helichrysum gymnocephalum world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:212835-1
WFO ID wfo-0000077692
COL ID 6LHFQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Helichrysum gymnocephalum Stenocline incana Stenocline gymnocephala