Melasma melampyroides (Rich.) Pennell ex Britton & P.Wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Melasma

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Melasma melampyroides world distribution map, present in Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805769-1
WFO ID wfo-0000450866
COL ID 6R8VK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630134
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Synonyms

Pedicularis melampyroides Alectra aspera Alectra fluminensis Melasma melampyroides Scrophularia fluminensis Alectra melampyroides Melasma brasiliense Alectra brasiliensis Melasma brasiliensis var. glabriuscula Melasma strictum var. uninerve Glossostylis aspera Alectra brasiliensis var. glabriuscula