Blumea sessiliflora

Decne. (1834)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Blumea

Description

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Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades lyrate or oblanceolate Apex acute. Base attenuate. Margins entire, pinnately lobed or serrate/dentate.

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially Naturalizing

Island Status

Maui Potentially Naturalizing

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 410 (1834)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:283 (M [single coll. in 1920, no specific locality])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Blumea sessiliflora Decne. maui Slope: 5 degrees. Soil: silty loam. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 8/8/1920