Tessaria absinthioides (Hook. & Arn.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tessaria

Characteristics

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-2 m tall. The leaves are alternate and broadly sword shaped. They are 5-8 cm long by 0.5-1.2 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses environmental use fuel medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Tessaria absinthioides habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tessaria absinthioides habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tessaria absinthioides leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tessaria absinthioides leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tessaria absinthioides flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tessaria absinthioides flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tessaria absinthioides flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tessaria absinthioides world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30101017-2
WFO ID wfo-0000062014
COL ID 7C3NY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pluchea absinthioides Baccharis absinthioides Baccharis banksiifolia Tessaria absinthioides var. absinthioides Tessaria absinthioides