Roldana petasitis (Sims) H.Rob. & Brettell

Velvet groundsel (en), Roldane faux-pétasite (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Roldana

Characteristics

Shrub to c. 3 m high, with short coarse hairs on all parts. Leaves: petiole 5–15 cm long; lamina suborbicular to broadly ovate, 8–15 cm long, cordate at base, finely denticulate. Capitula radiate, many per branch; peduncle to 20 mm long at maturity; calycular bracteoles 1–3, linear, 1–5 mm long; involucre 9–11 mm long, 3–5 mm diam.; bracts c. 8; stereome flat. Florets: ligulate florets 3–6; ligule 6–10 mm long, 4-or 5-veined, yellow; disc florets 10–15; corolla c. 8 mm long, c. 0.8 mm diam. at base, with limb c. 2/3 of total length, with narrowly triangular lobes. Achenes obloid, 2.5–4.5 mm long, yellowish, 10-ribbed, glabrous. Pappus 7–10 mm long, white; bristles scabrid-barbellate.
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Has been cultivated in Nairobi gardens.. It is a shrubby herb with large lobed leaves to 20 cm wide, purple petioles. Large inflorescences of discoid yellow capitula.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 2.75 - 3.0
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Environment

A garden escape preferring moister environments.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Widely cultivated.
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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Roldana petasitis habit picture by Pascale Boyer-Vidal (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Roldana petasitis leaf picture by jardinier en Herbe (cc-by-sa)
Roldana petasitis leaf picture by de la Peña Carlos (cc-by-sa)
Roldana petasitis leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Roldana petasitis flower picture by Claire Goriot (cc-by-sa)
Roldana petasitis flower picture by Gian Luigi De Lorenzo Gian Luigi De Lorenzo (cc-by-sa)
Roldana petasitis flower picture by Isiauro Álvarez (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Roldana petasitis fruit picture by Pascale Boyer-Vidal (cc-by-sa)
Roldana petasitis fruit picture by Simone Riva (cc-by-sa)
Roldana petasitis fruit picture by aparicio Floren (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Roldana petasitis world distribution map, present in Australia, Spain, France, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Mauritius, New Zealand, Portugal, and Réunion

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:221711-2
WFO ID wfo-0000119484
COL ID 78WVY
BDTFX ID 102859
INPN ID 610857
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Roldana petasitis Cineraria petasitis Senecio petasitis Roldana petasitis var. petasitis