Rhaponticoides centaurium (L.) M.V.Agab. & Greuter

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Rhaponticoides

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified)
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

Rhaponticoides centaurium world distribution map, present in Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70029245-1
WFO ID wfo-0000073320
COL ID 4S5BQ
BDTFX ID 120811
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Centaurium majus Centaurea centaurium Rhaponticoides centaurium Chryseis centaurium Centaurea atropurpurea Centaurium officinale