Ligularia amplexicaulis Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ligularia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Found at elevations from 2,700-4,800 metres in the Himalayas. Moist rocky slopes, generally besides streams, at elevations of 2700-3600 metres in Nepal.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Ligularia amplexicaulis world distribution map, present in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:230693-1
WFO ID wfo-0000063913
COL ID 6PX7S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecillis amplexicaulis Senecio yakla Ligularia yakla Ligularia corymbosa Arnica amplexicaulis Senecio amplexicaulis Ligularia amplexicaulis var. amplexicaulis Ligularia amplexicaulis

Lower taxons

Ligularia amplexicaulis var. nepalensis