Mutisia spinosa Ruiz & Pav.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Mutisia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.8-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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 spinosa flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Mutisia spinosa flower picture by Lozada Sofia (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:233956-1
WFO ID wfo-0000138141
COL ID 73R2D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mutisia moyanoi Mutisia chubutensis Mutisia auriculata Mutisia truncata Mutisia ilicifolia f. paucidentata Mutisia hastata Mutisia retusa var. moyanoi Mutisia ilicifolia var. truncata Mutisia spinosa var. spinosa Mutisia retusa var. glaberrima Mutisia ilicifolia f. alata Mutisia spinosa

Lower taxons

Mutisia spinosa var. pulchella