Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Smallanthus

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 1-3 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are erect and hollow. They have purple spots. The leaves are opposite and may or may not have leaf stalks. The blades are oval and 10-35 cm long by 10-35 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.7
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

Rich woods and thickets. Thickets, forest margins, often wet sites at elevations of 10-300 metres.
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It is a cool temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 4.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Scrofula (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Smallanthus uvedalia habit picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)
Smallanthus uvedalia habit picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)
Smallanthus uvedalia habit picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Smallanthus uvedalia leaf picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)
Smallanthus uvedalia leaf picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)
Smallanthus uvedalia leaf picture by Matthew Dyer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Smallanthus uvedalia flower picture by Brad Kelley (cc-by-sa)
Smallanthus uvedalia flower picture by Debbye (cc-by-sa)
Smallanthus uvedalia flower picture by jimseng jimseng (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Smallanthus uvedalia world distribution map, present in Belize, Bermuda, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:249361-1
WFO ID wfo-0000017896
COL ID 4XV8Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Smallanthus uvedalia Osteospermum uvedalia Polymnia uvedalia Polymniastrum uvedalia Polymnia uvedalia var. densipilis Polymnia uvedalia var. uvedalia Polymnia uvedalia var. floridana