Stephanomeria virgata Benth.

Rod wirelettuce (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Stephanomeria

Characteristics

Annuals, 50–200 cm . Stems single, branches virgate, usually glabrous, rarely tomentose. Leaves withered at flowering; basal blades oblanceolate to spatulate, runcinate, 3–10 cm, margins pinnately lobed (faces usually glabrous, rarely tomentose); cauline much reduced, bractlike. Heads borne singly or clustered along branches. Peduncles 3–10 mm, bracteate. Calyculi of appressed or reflexed bractlets. Involucres 6–8 mm. Florets 5–9. Cypselae light tan to dark brown, 2.2–3.6 mm, faces smooth to tuberculate, not grooved; pappi (falling) of 23–28, white bristles, wholly plumose. 2n = 16.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Eye Medicine (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Stephanomeria virgata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:245114-2
WFO ID wfo-0000124449
COL ID 52CF4
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Synonyms

Stephanomeria virgata Ptiloria virgata var. virgata Stephanomeria virgata var. virgata

Lower taxons

Stephanomeria virgata subsp. pleurocarpa Stephanomeria virgata subsp. virgata