Oncosiphon grandiflorus (Thunb.) Källersjö

Matricaria (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Oncosiphon

Characteristics

Erect, aromatic annual herb, to 0.3 (0.5) m tall; stems sparsely pilose to pilose sometimes glabrous. Leaves bipinnatisect, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10-40 (50) x 5-20 (30) mm, pilose; lobes oblong to lanceolate, 1-5 x ±1 mm, mucronulate. Capitula discoid, homogamous, 6-15 mm diam., in simple, lax corymbs sometimes solitary; peduncles thickened toward the base of capitula, 10-80 (130) mm long, pilose, becoming densely pilose below capitula. Involucre broadly hemispherical, 5-14 mm diam., base cordate in mature heads; involucre bracts 3-seriate, slightly deflexed at anthesis, never decurrent on the peduncle, apices ± level with receptacle apex, midvein prominent sometimes inconspicuous, dark brown, tomentose sometimes sparsely tomentose, margins and apices broadly scarious; outer series ovate, ±3.5 mm long; median series bract broadly oblong to oval, 3-4 mm long; inner series narrowly oblong, ±4 mm long. Receptacle flat-convex, slightly obscured by involucral bracts. Disc florets bisexual, corolla 2-3 mm long, yellow; tube conspicuously swollen from apex to the base, ±1.5 mm long; limb campanulate, ±1.5 mm long; lobes ovate, ±0.5 mm long. Pappus inconspicuous to small, irregularly lobed, ±0.2 mm long. Flowering is from late winter to late spring (August to November).
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Erect, aromatic annual, up to 450 mm tall. Leaves bipinnatisect, (10-)20-50 mm long, thinly hairy. Flowerheads solitary on stout peduncles, rarely few arranged subcorymbosely, discoid, yellow to orange-yellow, (8-)10-18 mm diam.; involucral bracts woolly.
Robust, aromatic annual to 45 cm. Leaves bipinnatisect. Flower heads discoid, solitary, yellow, bracts woolly.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.43
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Oncosiphon grandiflorus world distribution map, present in France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945192-1
WFO ID wfo-0000029269
COL ID 49JGT
BDTFX ID 7956
INPN ID 110093
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Synonyms

Pentzia grandiflora Matricaria grandiflora Oncosiphon grandiflorus Cotula tripinnata Tanacetum grandiflorum Cenocline grandiflora