Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(Benth.) H.Rob.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1978
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Phytologia 39: 49 (1978)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001130814
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Smallanthus fruticosa
- Shrubby Smallanthus
- Shrubby Yerba Mate
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Smallanthus fruticosa is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its attractive foliage and flowers. It is also used as a windbreak and for soil erosion control.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The flower of Smallanthus fruticosa is a white flower with five petals. The seed is a small, brown, oval shaped seed. The seedlings are small, with a single stem and two small leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Smallanthus fruticosa
                        
                            Smallanthus fruticosa is native to South America.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Smallanthus genus
                        
                            Smallanthus riparius, 
Smallanthus siegesbeckius, 
Smallanthus araucariophilus, 
Smallanthus connatus, 
Smallanthus uvedalia, 
Smallanthus meridensis, 
Smallanthus macvaughii, 
Smallanthus fruticosus, 
Smallanthus oaxacanus, 
Smallanthus glabratus, 
Smallanthus sonchifolius, 
Smallanthus jelskii, 
Smallanthus maculatus, 
Smallanthus quichensis, 
Smallanthus macroscyphus, 
Smallanthus apus, 
Smallanthus riograndensis, 
Smallanthus parviceps, 
Smallanthus microcephalus, 
Smallanthus pyramidalis, 
Smallanthus putlanus, 
Smallanthus fruticosa, 
Smallanthus cocuyensis,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,