Podolepis jaceoides (Sims) Voss

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Podolepis

Characteristics

A daisy. It is showy and has a ragged look. It grows 30-80 cm high and spreads 30-70 cm wide. It can re-grow from its rootstock. There can be several stems from one rootstock. The leaves are crowded in tufts near the base. They are sword shaped but vary in hairiness. The leaves near the base are 10-20 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There are only a few leaves on the stems. They are 1-5 cm long by 0.2-1 cm wide. The flowering stems are 40 cm high. They contain single large flowers. The flowers are golden yellow and have deeply split ray florets. The flower heads have papery bracts around them. The flower buds are large and bend over.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.7
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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

A temperate plant. It grows in grasslands and open forests. It often grows in moderately rich soil. It suits semi-arid regions. It can grow from sea level to alpine grassland. It needs a well drained moist soil. Tasmania Herbarium.
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Rich soils, especially around the margins of salt marshes, up to the alpine zone. Open forests and grasslands.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The thick taproot was eaten.
Uses food
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or by division of the rootstock.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Podolepis jaceoides unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:238968-1
WFO ID wfo-0000058660
COL ID 4KQSD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Podolepis jaceoides Podolepis acuminata Scalia jaceoides Podolepis jaceoides