Stenaria nigricans (Lam.) Terrell

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Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Stenaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Eye (unspecified)
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

Leaf

Stenaria nigricans leaf picture by Missi missi (cc-by-sa)
Stenaria nigricans leaf picture by Ross Kat (cc-by-sa)
Stenaria nigricans leaf picture by Mykala Spangler (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Stenaria nigricans flower picture by f o (cc-by-sa)
Stenaria nigricans flower picture by Michaela Wills (cc-by-sa)
Stenaria nigricans flower picture by James Ratzlaff (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Stenaria nigricans world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20001893-1
WFO ID wfo-0000316075
COL ID 6ZJT5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Houstonia fruticosa Houstonia nigricans Houstonia salina Gentiana nigricans Hedyotis fruticosa Hedyotis nigricans Hedyotis rupestris Hedyotis nigricans f. salina Houstonia nigricans var. nigricans Oldenlandia angustifolia var. filifolia Stenaria nigricans

Lower taxons

Stenaria nigricans var. floridana Stenaria nigricans var. gypsophila Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans