Pertya monocephala W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pertya

Characteristics

Shrubs, 30-80 cm tall. Leaves on long shoots alternate, deciduous in flowering seasons, petiole very short, marcescent, leaf blade not seen; leaves on branchlets tufted, 4-6, rarely 9, sessile, leaf blade linear-lanceolate, 5-6 × 1-2 mm, abaxially sparsely arachnoid lanate or subglabrous, adaxially white sericeous, base obtuse, margin entire, strongly revolute, apex mucronate. Capitula few, solitary, terminal on branches, ca. 2.5 cm, 7-11-flowered; peduncle 0.5-2.5 cm; involucre subcampanulate, ca. 2 × 1.5 cm; phyllaries ca. 6-seriate, outer phyllaries ovate, 3-5 mm, inner lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, ca. 2 cm. Florets bisexual, corollas tubular, ca. 2 cm, deeply 5-lobed, lobes linear. Achenes terete, ca. 8 mm, densely white villous; pappus snow white, 1.3-1.5 cm. Fl. Jan-Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.8
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Pertya monocephala world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:237241-1
WFO ID wfo-0000130516
COL ID 76V7P
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Synonyms

Pertya monocephala