Layia leucopappa D.D.Keck

Comanche point tidytips (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Layia

Characteristics

Plants 8–60 cm (self-incom-patible); glandular, not strongly scented. Stems not purple-streaked. Leaf blades oblong to oblanceolate, 6–50(–80) mm, margins (basal leaves) toothed to lobed. Involucres hemispheric to depressed-hemispheric, 3.5–8(–11) × 4–10(–13) mm. Phyllaries 6–15, apices longer or shorter than folded bases. Paleae in 1 series between ray and disc florets. Ray florets 6–15; laminae white, 3–12(–19) mm. Disc florets 20–100+; corollas 2.5–5 mm; anthers yellow to brownish. Ray cypselae sparsely hairy. Disc pappi 10–13 white, lanceolate, acuminate, ± equal scales 2–3.5 mm, not plumose, not adaxially woolly (bases sparsely setose). 2n = 14.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.6
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 8 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Layia leucopappa world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136446-2
WFO ID wfo-0000088124
COL ID 3SNY6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Layia leucopappa