Oxybaphus nyctagineus (Michx.) Sweet

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Oxybaphus l'hér. ex

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses insecticide medicinal smoking
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (leaf), Dermatological Aid (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Anthelmintic (root), Febrifuge (root), Burn Dressing (root), Urinary Aid (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Oral Aid (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Oxybaphus nyctagineus world distribution map, present in Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1015559-2
WFO ID wfo-0000388905
COL ID 4BCHR
BDTFX ID 83749
INPN ID 610581
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Synonyms

Oxybaphus nyctagineus Calymenia nyctaginea Mirabilis oxybaphus Allionia nyctaginea Allionia nyctaginea var. cervantesii Calymenia granulata Mirabilis nyctaginea