Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
rufescens
ID:
1129829

Status:
valid

Authors:
Bonpl.

Source:
tro

Year:
1808

Citation Micro:
Pl. Aequinoct. 2(9): 1, t. 66 (1808)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001129167



Common Names

  • Rufescent Culcitium
  • Rufescent Daisy
  • Rufescent Daisy


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Uses & Benefits

Culcitium rufescens is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a source of food for birds.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Culcitium rufescens has small, yellow flowers with five petals and five sepals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Culcitium rufescens is a perennial plant that can be propagated by division or by seed. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can tolerate some shade. It can be propagated by division in spring or by seed in fall.

Where to Find Culcitium rufescens

Culcitium rufescens can be found in moist woods and meadows in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Species in the Asteraceae family

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