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Spananthe paniculata Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Spananthe

Characteristics

Annual herb 2-15 dm. tall; leaves deltoid-ovate, the blade 1.5-14 cm. long, 0.5-14 cm. broad, acuminate, subcordate to truncate, dentate-crenate, setose-pubescent on the veins and with a tuft of hairs at junction of petiole and blade, the petiole 0.7-15 cm. long; cauline leaves becoming narrower and subsessile upward; peduncles 0.7-14 cm. long, hirtellous-pubescent beneath the umbel; rays several, 7-10 mm. long; fruit ovoid, 2-4 mm. long, about 2 mm. broad.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Spananthe paniculata world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849143-1
WFO ID wfo-0000431286
COL ID 6Z7TF
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Synonyms

Spananthe paniculata Huanaca spananthe Spananthe setosa Phellandrium ciliatum Hydrocotyle spananthe Spananthe paniculata var. paniculata Spananthe angulosa
WorldFloraDB 2024