Santolina decumbens Mill.

Camomille de Mahon (fr), Santoline couchée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Santolina

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.15-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
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

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) -18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Santolina decumbens habit picture by Anne-Laure Dhée (cc-by-sa)
Santolina decumbens habit picture by Pierre Sosson (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Santolina decumbens leaf picture by Alizée Jung (cc-by-sa)
Santolina decumbens leaf picture by Beracoechea María (cc-by-sa)
Santolina decumbens leaf picture by Sanchez Antonio (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Santolina decumbens flower picture by Alizée Jung (cc-by-sa)
Santolina decumbens flower picture by Anthony caldeira (cc-by-sa)
Santolina decumbens flower picture by Beracoechea María (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Santolina decumbens fruit picture by Anne-Laure Dhée (cc-by-sa)
Santolina decumbens fruit picture by Tristan Jaton-Maria (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Santolina decumbens world distribution map, present in France and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241936-1
WFO ID wfo-0000033840
COL ID 6XJTT
BDTFX ID 101886
INPN ID 611570
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Santolina incana Santolina decumbens