Melampodium leucanthum: plant details

Characteristics

Perennials or subshrubs, 12–40(–60) cm. Leaf blades lanceolate, linear-oblong, or linear, 20–35(–45) × 1–10(–12) mm, lengths 3–8+ times widths, pinnately lobed, lobes 1–6, ultimate margins entire. Peduncles 3–7 cm. Outer phyllaries 5, connate 1/2–3/5 their lengths, ovate, 5–7 mm. Ray florets 8–13; corollas cream-white (sometimes purplish abaxially), laminae oblong-elliptic, 7–13 × 2.5–8 mm. Disc florets 25–50. Fruits 1.5–2.6 mm. 2n = 20, 40.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

0.12 - 0.4

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Cultivation

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