Ptilostemon echinocephalus (Willd.) Greuter

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ptilostemon

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ptilostemon echinocephalus world distribution map, present in Georgia, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:240450-1
WFO ID wfo-0000124459
COL ID 4Q8GT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ptilostemon echinocephalus Cnicus echinocephalus Lamyra angustifolia Chamaepeuce echinocephala Serratula echinocephala Cirsium echinocephalum Lamyra echinocephala Cirsium echinocephalum Cirsium wachtangia Chamaepeuce wachtangia Carduus echinocephalus Carduus spinosissimus Cnicus spinosissimus Carduus tauricus Lamyra echinocephala