Pleiacanthus spinosus (Nutt.) Rydb.

Thorn skeletonweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pleiacanthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 0.3-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy rocky soils under dry conditions at elevations of 1500-2800 metres in sagebrush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland and yellow pine forest communities California.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (root), Diaphoretic (root), Herbal Steam (root), Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Tonic (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Panacea (unspecified), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Antiemetic (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified)
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 -

Images

Flower

Pleiacanthus spinosus flower picture by Bob Ben (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pleiacanthus spinosus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:202029-2
WFO ID wfo-0000095215
COL ID 4K659
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pleiacanthus spinosus Lygodesmia spinosa Stephanomeria spinosa Lygodesmia spinosa var. spinosa