Leuzea conifera Dc.

Rhapontic conifère (fr), Pomme-de-pin (fr), Leuzée conifère (fr), Leuzée à cônes (fr), Leuzée pomme-de-pin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Leuzea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.61
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses tea
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

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Distribution

Leuzea conifera world distribution map, present in Andorra, Algeria, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:230290-1
WFO ID wfo-0000036883
COL ID 6PVFY
BDTFX ID 38821
INPN ID 105855
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Centaurea conifera Leuzea conifera Centaurea pitycephala Rhacoma coniferum Rhaponticum coniferum Serratula conifera