Leontopodium sinense Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Leontopodium

Characteristics

Subshrubs. Rhizome stout, woody. Stems woody, numerous, 30-70 cm tall, usually branched, densely white tomentose. Leaves oblong, (7-)15-65 × 2-7 mm, both surfaces densely yellowish tomentose, base sheathed, apex acute. Capitula 7-20, heterogamous, in 1 or usually 2-5 corymbs, 3-8 mm in diam.; bracteal leaves 5-9, similar to cauline leaves but usually much larger, sparsely arranged, forming an irregular star of 2.5-7.5 cm in diam. or usually in compound stars. Involucre 3-4 mm, white lanate; phyllaries 3-seriate, inner ones oblong, apex light brown, obtuse, glabrous. Corolla 2.5-3 mm. Achenes ca. 1 mm, papillose. Pappus white, longer than corolla, serrulate. Fl. Jul-Sep, fr. Sep-Nov.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.7
Root system rhizome
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Images

Leontopodium sinense unspecified picture

Distribution

Leontopodium sinense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:229657-1
WFO ID wfo-0000125305
COL ID 6P8KS
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leontopodium sinense Leontopodium arbuscula Leontopodium nobile Gnaphalium leontopodium f. alpinum Leontopodium stoechas Leontopodium rosmarinoides Gnaphalium sinense Leontopodium niveum Gnaphalium nobile Leontopodium sinense var. sinense Leontopodium stoechas var. stoechas