WorldFloraDB - Pentachaeta fragilis

Characteristics

Plants 4–16 cm. Stems diffusely branched. Leaf blades spatulate to linear-oblanceolate, 5–15(–25) × 1–3 mm. Involucres campanulate. Phyllaries in 2(–3) series, elliptic to obovate, glabrous. Ray florets 7–12; corollas yellow, laminae ca. 5 mm. Disc florets 10–23; corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5. P appi of (8–)15–20 bristles, not dilated at base. 2n = 18.

Life form

annual

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.04 - 0.16

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188072-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000139032
COL ID	76MGH
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pentachaeta fragilis Chaetopappa fragilis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Pentachaeta fragilis Brandegee

Fragile pygmydaisy (en)

Species