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Mauranthemum paludosum (Poir.) Vogt & Oberpr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Mauranthemum

Characteristics

Annual to c. 30 cm high, eglandular, glabrous. Leaves to c. 6 cm long, lacerately lobed; base developing lobes above mid-stem; margin serrate; apex peracute. Capitulum 2–3 cm diam.; involucre 4–6 mm long; outer bracts 2–3 mm long, not keeled, with margin darkly pigmented; inner bracts with blackish hyaline extension 0.5–1 mm long; mature receptacle conical. Ray florets sterile; ligule c. 10 mm long, white with green base. Disc florets numerous; corolla 2–2.5 mm long, 5-lobed, basally swollen in fruit. Achenes obovoid, c. 2 mm long, red between very prominent pale ribs. Pappus of ray florets a corona to c. 2 mm long.
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Leaf blades 15–35(–55) × 3–12(–20) mm. Ray laminae 6–12+ mm. Cypselae 2–3 mm; pappi 0 (cypselar wall tissues sometimes produced as tubular or coroniform collars on ray ovaries). 2n = 18.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in disturbed sites such as roadsides.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Cultivated in gardens; includes cultivars.
Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Images

Flower

Mauranthemum paludosum flower picture by Renea (cc-by-sa)
Mauranthemum paludosum flower picture by pas durdu (cc-by-sa)
Mauranthemum paludosum flower picture by Sánchez García Juan P. (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mauranthemum paludosum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:983972-1
WFO ID wfo-0000000865
COL ID 6R75N
BDTFX ID 82676
INPN ID 619840
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Synonyms

Leucanthemum paludosum Leucanthemum paludosum Leucanthemum paludosum subsp. paludosum Leucanthemum paludosum var. paludosum Leucanthemum glabrum var. glabrum Leucanthemum glabrum subsp. glabrum Chrysanthemum paludosum subsp. paludosum Leucanthemum paludosum var. arenarium Leucanthemum paludosum subsp. glabrum Leucanthemum paludosum var. faureanum Leucanthemum paludosum var. pinnatisectum Chrysanthemum paludosum subsp. glabrum Leucanthemum paludosum var. pinnatifidum Myconella paludosa Mauranthemum paludosum

Lower taxons

Mauranthemum paludosum subsp. ebusitanum Mauranthemum paludosum subsp. paludosum
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