Mutisia decurrens Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Mutisia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.75-2.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 2.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Mutisia decurrens flower picture by Adriana Trillo (cc-by-sa)
Mutisia decurrens flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Mutisia decurrens flower picture by Cemborain gonzalo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mutisia decurrens world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:233872-1
WFO ID wfo-0000030112
COL ID 44R9S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mutisia heliantha Aplophyllum decurrens Mutisia decurrens var. decurrens Mutisia decurrens var. andina Mutisia decurrens

Lower taxons

Mutisia decurrens var. patagonica