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Pulicaria odora (L.) Rchb.

Pulicaire odorante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pulicaria

Characteristics

A softly hairy herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are erect and branch higher up. The leaves at the base are oblong and they narrow towards their base. The leaves on the stem are arrow or heart shaped. They clasp the stem. The leaves are green above and grey and downy underneath. The leaves at the base remain at flowering time. The flowering heads are daisy like and golden yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy ground, pine woods and bushy places.
More
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Pulicaria odora habit picture by Ammar Foufou (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora habit picture by Uxeli (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora habit picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pulicaria odora leaf picture by gennaro musella (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora leaf picture by Michel Michel MONTEIL (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora leaf picture by Michel Michel MONTEIL (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pulicaria odora flower picture by Roland Muller (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora flower picture by anna (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora flower picture by eguren ines (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pulicaria odora fruit picture by huy HO (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Pulicaria odora fruit picture by Comotti Ermanno (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pulicaria odora world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Albania, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Morocco, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Tunisia, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:240577-1
WFO ID wfo-0000086001
COL ID 6WPPT
BDTFX ID 53972
INPN ID 116396
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Inula odora Inula apula Pulicaria dumetorum Pulicaria odora subsp. odora Pulicaria odora var. odora Pulicaria odora var. lanata Pulicaria odora subsp. majoricensis Pulicaria odora var. macrocephala Pulicaria odora var. atlantica Inula dumetorum Pulicaria congesta Pulicaria odora
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