Heliomeris multiflora Nutt.

Showy goldeneye (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Heliomeris

Characteristics

Perennials, 20–120+ cm (caudices woody). Stems strigose or puberulent to glabrate. Leaves opposite or alternate; blades elliptic, lance-linear, lance-ovate, linear, or ovate, 10–90 × 2–28 mm, margins ciliate to 1/4 their lengths, hairs mostly less than 0.5 mm, faces strigose, abaxial often gland-dotted. Heads 6–30+. Peduncles 1–15 cm, lengths 1/20–1/2 leafy portions of stems. Involucres 6–14 mm diam. Phyllaries 4–8 mm. Paleae oblong, 5–6 mm, cuspidate. Ray florets 5–14; laminae oval to oblong, 7–20 mm (gland-dotted along veins and abaxially). Disc florets 50+; corollas 3–4 mm. Cypselae black or gray-striate, 1.2–3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.88 - 1.0
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

Dry open areas on foothills and mountains, well up towards the timberline. Rocky slopes and valleys, open woods, roadsides at elevations of 1500-3200 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses fodder medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Witchcraft Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Heliomeris multiflora leaf picture by Yang Chen (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Heliomeris multiflora flower picture by Jo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Heliomeris multiflora world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1068741-2
WFO ID wfo-0000010726
COL ID 8V8NR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Viguiera multiflora Gymnolomia multiflora Gymnolomia multiflora Heliomeris multiflora var. macrocephala Gymnolomia multiflora var. multiflora Viguiera multiflora var. macrocephala Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora Heliomeris multiflora

Lower taxons

Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis Heliomeris multiflora var. brevifolia