WorldFloraDB - Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens

Characteristics

Stems (20–)30–60 cm. Leaves: basal axils ± densely tomentose, terminal lobes 3–15 mm; cauline 0–3. Heads 3–8. Peduncles 2–12 cm. Phyllaries 6–10 mm. Florets 20–70+; corollas yellowish or whitish, 4–6 mm, throats 2–3 mm, lengths (2.2–)3–8 times lobes; anthers 3–3.5 mm. Cypselae 5–6 mm, hairs 1–2 mm; pappi 1.2–2.5 mm. 2n = 34, 68.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.75 - 0.8

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Dry, often sandy or gravelly places in foothills and plains. Sands, clays, rocks (limestones, schists, volcanics) at elevations of 1500-2700 metres.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	roots
Therapeutic use	Toothache (root), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Other (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:125639-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000051214
COL ID	5PF6Z
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hymenopappus lugens Hymenopappus gloriosus Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens

WorldFloraDB 2024

Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens (Greene) Jeps.

Fineleaf hymenopappus (en)

Variety