Lindheimera texana A.Gray & Engelm.

Texas yellowstar (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lindheimera

Characteristics

Leaf blades 4–12(–18+) × 1–3(–5+) cm. Peduncles 1–3(–6) cm. Phyllaries: outer ± lance-linear to linear, 8–12 mm, scabrellous and/or hispid; inner lance-ovate to elliptic, 9–15 mm, scabrellous to glabrate. Ray laminae 10–14 × 4–9 mm. Disc corollas 3–4 mm. Cypselae 4.5–6 mm, ± scabrellous to glabrate (pappus-like processes 0.5–1 mm). 2n = 16.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.6
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Lindheimera texana leaf picture by Lexi Payne (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lindheimera texana flower picture by john john (cc-by-sa)
Lindheimera texana flower picture by Lexi Payne (cc-by-sa)
Lindheimera texana flower picture by Austin Neal (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lindheimera texana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325176-2
WFO ID wfo-0000083641
COL ID 6QG64
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lindheimera texana