Spermolepis echinata (nutt. ex Dc.) A.heller

Bristly scaleseed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Spermolepis

Characteristics

Hooked s. Low and often spreading, to 4 dm, branched from the base or only above; rays 5–14, ascending or suberect, unequal, to 1.5 cm; pedicels 2–6, to 7 mm, the central umbellets 1-fld, sessile; fr 1.5–2 mm, covered with short uncinate bristles; 2n=16. Dry prairies and barrens, and a weed in waste places; Ariz. and n. Mex. to Okla., La., Mo., and w. Ky., and rarely intr. e. to N.Y. May, June.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Spermolepis echinata unspecified picture

Distribution

Spermolepis echinata world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849150-1
WFO ID wfo-0001067995
COL ID 4YK8Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Apium echinatum Spermolepis echinata Leptocaulis echinatus