Characteristics
A low herb which keeps growing from year to year. The leaves at the base are divided into lobes along the stalk. The lobes point backwards. The leaves on the stem are oval or sword shaped. They clasp the stem and the upper leaves are opposite. The flower heads are yellow and often they have a black centre. They are 35-50 mm across and occur singly. The florets are all rayed. The outer florets have a reddish-brown underneath. The flower bracts are sword shaped and softly hairy. The achenes have long beaks. The fruit are 13-19 mm long.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.6
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.45
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows on fallow land and waste ground. Tasmania Herbarium.
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The leaves are boiled in mixtures.
| Uses |
medicinal
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| Edible
|
leaves
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 26
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
15 - 18
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| Germination luminosity |
light
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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