Psathyrotes pilifera A.Gray

Hairybeast turtleback (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Psathyrotes

Characteristics

Annuals, 6–15 cm, glandular-pubescent, pilose, and furfur-aceous. Stems erect and spreading. Leaf blades rounded-rhombic, 7–14 × 6–14 mm, margins entire (faces, at least abaxial, with straight, multicellular hairs 2–3+ mm). Peduncles 4–20 mm. Involucres narrowly cylindric, 7–9 mm. Phyllaries ca. 13, outer persistent, 5, lanceolate, tips erect, inner falling, 8, lance-linear, tips erect. Florets 9–14; corollas yellow, often purplish at tips, ca. 8 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappi of ca. 150 subequal bristles in 2–4 series, 6–7 mm. 2n = 34.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.15
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Psathyrotes pilifera world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:211079-2
WFO ID wfo-0000094305
COL ID 78BDC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Psathyrotes pilifera