Tetradymia glabrata Torr. & A.Gray

Littleleaf horsebrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tetradymia

Characteristics

Shrubs, 20–120 cm. Stems 1–3+, erect, unarmed, pannose but for glabrescent streaks. Leaves: primaries linear-subulate, ascending to appressed, 5–20 (× 1+) mm, sparsely floccose, sometimes glabrate; secondaries linear-filiform to clavate, 3–15 mm, glabrous. Heads 3–7. Peduncles 3–15 mm. Involucres turbinate, 7–10 mm. Phyllaries 4, lanceolate to obovate. Florets 4; corollas cream to yellow, 9–10 mm. Cypselae 2.5–3.5 mm, hirsute; pappi of 100–130 bristles 6–8 mm. 2n = 60, 62, 120, 180.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 3.7
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Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-2
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Soil acidity 6-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
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Images

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Distribution

Tetradymia glabrata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:255342-1
WFO ID wfo-0000080836
COL ID 55M3G
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Synonyms

Tetradymia glabrata Tetradymia glabrata f. glabrata