Melanoseris violifolia (Decne.) N.Kilian

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Melanoseris

Characteristics

Herbs 50-70 cm tall, perennial. Stem solitary, erect, branched apically, glabrous or sparsely strigose. Basal, lower, and middle stem leaves with petiole 5-6 cm, slender, ± broadly winged toward base; leaf blade undivided or lyrately pinnatisect, margin sparsely sinuate-dentate to subentire; lateral lobes if present 1 pair, sessile or with a 7-8 mm winged petiolule, lanceolate to elliptic, to 2 × 1 cm; terminal lobe broadly triangular to triangular-ovate, 3-8 × 3-7 cm, base hastate, cordate, sagittate, or truncate, apex obtuse to rounded. Upper stem leaves similar to middle stem leaves or with much shorter winged basally narrow to clasping petiole and smaller blade with a basally cuneate terminal lobe. Synflorescence paniculiform, with several to 30 capitula and slender branches. Capitula with 4-6 florets; peduncle capillaceous. Involucre narrowly cylindric, 1.2-1.4 × ca. 0.3 cm. Phyllaries glabrous, apex acute to obtuse; outer phyllaries lanceolate, longest 4-5 mm; inner phyllaries 5(or 6). Florets bluish to reddish purple. Achene dark brown, narrowly ellipsoid, 6-7 mm, subcompressed, lateral ribs weakly broadened, apex truncate. Pappus double, outer hairs ca. 0.1 mm, bristles 6-8 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun-Aug.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Melanoseris violifolia world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77118012-1
WFO ID wfo-0001043128
COL ID 3ZB9Q
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Synonyms

Prenanthes alata Prenanthes violifolia Lactuca hookeri Cicerbita sikkimensis Lactuca sikkimensis Cicerbita violifolia Prenanthes sikkimensis Lactuca violifolia Prenanthes violaefolia Melanoseris violifolia