Hippia pilosa Druce

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Hippia

Characteristics

Thinly hairy, slender, erect or sprawling shrublet to 30 cm, young buds often with long, russet hairs. Flower heads discoid, white or yellow. Achenes ellipsoid.
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Rami graciles, plerumque decumbentes vel subascendentes; folia usque ad 2 cm. longa, pilosa; achaenia scabrido-papillosa.
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Hippia pilosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:224890-1
WFO ID wfo-0000093456
COL ID 3LZCK
BDTFX ID 66760
INPN ID 125473
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Synonyms

Hippia repens Hippia cotulodes Tanacetum pilosum Tanacetum suffruticosum Cotula fimbriata Cotula crinita Tanacetum cotuloides Hippia gracilis Hippia pilosa