Coleostephus myconis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Coleostephus |
Species: | C. myconis
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Binomial name | |
Coleostephus myconis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Coleostephus myconis, known as the corn marigold, is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Coleostephus of the family Asteraceae.
Coleostephus myconis is an annual plant that reaches a height of 20–50 centimetres (8–20 in). [2] [3] It is glabrous to hairy, the stem is erect, usually branched. [2] The lower leaves are spatulate. [2] the median ones are lanceolate, dentate, [2] more or less amplexicaul. [2] Inflorescences are orange-yellow, about 2–3 centimetres (0.8–1.2 in) wide, solitary and terminal. [3] The flowering period extends from April to July. [3]
C. myconis occurs in the Mediterranean region of southern Europe. It usually grows in grassy fields, at altitudes of 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft). [3] It has also been introduced in the south of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, where it is considered an invasive species. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Coleostephus myconis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Coleostephus |
Species: | C. myconis
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Binomial name | |
Coleostephus myconis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Coleostephus myconis, known as the corn marigold, is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Coleostephus of the family Asteraceae.
Coleostephus myconis is an annual plant that reaches a height of 20–50 centimetres (8–20 in). [2] [3] It is glabrous to hairy, the stem is erect, usually branched. [2] The lower leaves are spatulate. [2] the median ones are lanceolate, dentate, [2] more or less amplexicaul. [2] Inflorescences are orange-yellow, about 2–3 centimetres (0.8–1.2 in) wide, solitary and terminal. [3] The flowering period extends from April to July. [3]
C. myconis occurs in the Mediterranean region of southern Europe. It usually grows in grassy fields, at altitudes of 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft). [3] It has also been introduced in the south of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, where it is considered an invasive species. [2] [3] [4] [5]