Scabrethia scabra (Hook.) W.A.Weber

Badlands mule-ears (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Scabrethia

Characteristics

Leaf blades mostly 8–20 cm × 5–20 (–25) mm. Phyllaries: bases ± rounded, apices acuminate or attenuate to linear or filiform. Ray laminae 15–50 mm. Cypselae 7–9 mm; pappi 0.01–0.5 mm. 2n = 38 (subspp. unknown).
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Scabrethia scabra leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scabrethia scabra flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scabrethia scabra world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1041248-2
WFO ID wfo-0000128532
COL ID 6Y4SM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Wyethia scabra var. scabra Scabrethia scabra

Lower taxons

Scabrethia scabra subsp. attenuata Scabrethia scabra subsp. canescens Scabrethia scabra subsp. scabra