Oncosiphon suffruticosus (L.) Källersjö

Shrubby mayweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Oncosiphon

Characteristics

Erect, strongly aromatic annual herb, to 0.5 m tall; stems sparsely pilose to pilose or sometimes glabrous. Leaves bipinnatisect to tripinnatisect, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10-40 x 5-15 mm, sometimes succulent, sparsely pilose to pilose; lobes oblong to lanceolate, 1 x ±1 mm, mucronulate. Capitula discoid, homogamous, congested, compound corymbs; peduncles slender, 5-10 mm long, glabrous to sparsely pilose. Involucre campanulate, 3-5 mm diam., base rounded or sometimes shallowly cordate in mature heads; involucral bracts 3-seriate, slightly deflexed at anthesis, never decurrent on the peduncle, extending above receptacle apex, midvein inconspicuous, glabrous, margins and apices broadly scarious; outer series ovate to broadly ovate, ±1.8 mm long; median series oblong to broadly elliptical, 2-3 mm long; inner series bracts elliptical, ±2 mm long. Receptacle conical, obscured by involucral bracts. Disc florets bisexual, corolla 1.0-2.5 mm long, yellow; tube conspicuously swollen from apex to base, lanceolate to oblong, ±1.4 mm long; limb campanulate, ±1 mm long; lobes ovate, ±0.5 mm long. Pappus inconspicuous to small, irregularly lobed, ±0.1-0.2 mm long. Flowering is in spring to early summer (September to December).
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Erect or sprawling, often much-branched, aromatic annual, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves bi-to tripinnatisect, (10-)20-80 mm long, thinly or more densely hairy. Flowerheads several to many in dense rounded or flat-topped corymbs, discoid, yellow, 4-6 mm diam.; involucral bracts glabrous.
Much-branched, aromatic annual to 50 cm. Leaves bi-to tripinnatisect. Flower heads discoid, many in dense corymbs, yellow.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Vermifuge (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
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Distribution

Oncosiphon suffruticosus world distribution map, present in Australia, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945193-1
WFO ID wfo-0000090794
COL ID 49JGY
BDTFX ID 103444
INPN ID 717830
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tanacetum multiflorum Matricaria suffruticosa Chamomilla suffruticosa Oncosiphon suffruticosus Pentzia macrocephala Cotula tanacetifolia Tanacetum leptolobum Pentzia tanacetifolia Artemisia tanacetoides Matricaria multiflora Pentzia suffruticosa