Helichrysum orientale (L.) Gaertn.

Hélichryse d'Orient (fr), Immortelle d'Orient (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Helichrysum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses essential oil
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Helichrysum orientale leaf picture by Maxime Maxime Richard (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Helichrysum orientale world distribution map, present in Egypt, France, Greece, Portugal, Romania, and Slovakia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209572-1
WFO ID wfo-0000061848
COL ID 3K73C
BDTFX ID 31393
INPN ID 101091
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Synonyms

Gnaphalium elegans Gnaphalium hortense Helichrysum elongatum Gnaphalium africanum Gnaphalium elongatum Gnaphalium incanum Gnaphalium graveolens Helichrysum orientale