Psathyrotes ramosissima A.Gray

Velvet turtleback (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Psathyrotes

Characteristics

Annuals or perennials, 3–30 cm; lanate, furfuraceous. Stems erect and spreading, much branched. Leaf blades rounded-deltate to suborbiculate, 8–25 × 8–30 mm, margins toothed. Peduncles 3–50 mm. Involucres broadly turbinate to campanulate, 6–10 mm. Phyllaries 15–24, outer persistent, 5–6, apically spatulate, tips reflexed to squarrose, inner falling, 10–18, apically lanceolate, tips erect. Florets 16–32; corollas pale yellow, 4.5–5 mm. Cypselae 1.5–3.5 mm; pappi of 120–140 subequal bristles in 2–4 series, 3–4 mm. 2n = 34.
Life form annual
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cough Medicine (tuber), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Analgesic (unspecified), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Liver Aid (unspecified), Snake Bite Remedy (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Venereal Aid (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

Psathyrotes ramosissima unspecified picture

Distribution

Psathyrotes ramosissima world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:239737-1
WFO ID wfo-0000060452
COL ID 78BDF
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Psathyrotes ramosissima Tetradymia ramosissima