Oncosiphon pilulifer (L.F.) Källersjö

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Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Oncosiphon

Characteristics

Erect, strongly aromatic annual herb, to 0.3 m tall; stems sparsely pilose to pilose sometimes glabrous. Leaves bipinnatisect sometimes tripinnatisect, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10-25 x 5-15 mm, sparsely pilose to pilose; lobes oblong to oblanceolate, 1-3 x ±1 mm, mucronulate. Capitula discoid, homogamous, 5-10 mm diam., in simple, lax corymbs sometimes solitary; peduncles slender, 5-50 mm long, glabrous to sparsely pilose. Involucre hemispherical, 5-10 mm diam., base deeply cordate at anthesis; involucral bracts 3-seriate, strongly deflexed at anthesis, never decurrent on the peduncle, apices level with receptacle base, midvein prominent to inconspicuous, dark brown or green, glabrous, margins and apices narrowly scarious; outer bracts oblong to narrowly elliptical, 2.5-3.5 mm long; middle bract oblong to broadly oblong, 2.5-3 mm long; inner bracts obovate, ±2.7 mm long. Receptacle conical, not obscured by involucral bracts. Disc florets bisexual, corolla 2-3 mm long, yellow; tube conspicuously swollen from the apex to the base, lanceolate to oblong, 1-2 mm long; limb campanulate, ±1 mm long; lobes ovate, ±0.5 mm long. Pappus inconspicuous to small, irregularly lobed, ±0.1 mm long. Flowering is from late winter to early summer (August to December).
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Annual herb, up to 500 mm high; bad smelling. Leaves alternate, petiolate; blade bipinnatisect with narrow lobes. Heads discoid, solitary, terminal on long peduncles. Involucral bracts glabrous. Receptacle conical-globose, epaleate. Flowers: disc florets only; corolla 4-lobed, tube swollen, thick and brittle, yellow; Sep.-Jan. Fruit with cypsela yellowish brown, terete, tapering at base, 4-ribbed, glandular between ribs. Pappus a small, apically dentate crown.
Aromatic, annual herb, up to 0.6 m high. Leaves alternate, bipinnatisect with narrow lobes, petiolate. Capitula discoid, globose, solitary, terminal on long peduncles. Corolla always 4-lobed, tube conspicuously swollen and of thick and brittle texture, limb campanulate, yellow. Flowering time Apr.-Jan. Pappus of a small, apically dentate crown. Cypselae yellowish brown, ± terete but tapering at base, 4-ribbed, glandular between ribs especially on adaxial side.
Erect, aromatic annual, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves bi-to tripinnatisect, 10-50 mm long, thinly hairy. Flowerheads solitary on slender peduncles, rarely few arranged subcorymbosely, discoid, yellow, 5-10 mm diam.; involucral bracts glabrous or subglabrous.
Annual herb, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves bipinnatisect with narrow lobes, petiolate. Heads solitary, terminal on long peduncles. Flowers yellow.
Like O. suffruticosum but usually to 30 cm. Leaves bipinnatisect. Flower heads discoid, solitary or few in lax corymbs on slender peduncles.
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Oncosiphon pilulifer world distribution map, present in Australia, Lesotho, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945195-1
WFO ID wfo-0000067012
COL ID 49JGV
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Synonyms

Tanacetum obtusum Matricaria pilulifera Cotula pilulifera Chrysanthemum obtusum Pentzia pilulifera Oncosiphon pilulifer Pentzia globifera Cotula globifera Pentzia globifera Tanacetum globiferum Cenocline globifera