Asteraceae
Lagascea

Lagascea mollis Cav.

First published in Anales Ci. Nat. 6: 332 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Descriptions

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb to 1 m high, rarely perennial, creeping or straggling, to 90 cm high or long, sometimes rooting at the nodes, sometimes mat-forming; stem sometimes purplish, with stipitate glandular hairs on young parts.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, narrowly ovate or ovate, 1–7 cm long, 0.5–4 cm wide, base obtuse to attenuate, margins subentire to serrate, apex acute to acuminate, short-pubescent to slightly scabridulous; 3–5-veined from base; petiole 5–27 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Glomerules solitary and terminal, campanulate, 8–13 mm long and 8–30 mm in diameter, with 8–25 1-flowered capitula; subtending bracts lanceolate to obovate, 5–15 mm long, 1–6 mm wide; involucre of capitula 4–5 mm long, 1 mm in diameter, with elongate glands.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Florets white or with blue tinge, 4–5 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes brown or black, 3 mm long, hairy near apex; pappus a minute crown, pubescent; achene usually surrounded by connate phyllaries topped by scales 2–2.5 mm long.
Figures
Fig. 159 (page 755).
Habitat
uderal sites, cultivation, seasonally wet grassland; 50–1700 m
Distribution
K4 K5 K7 T2 T4 T6 U3 U4 originally from Central America, now a pantropical weed
[FTEA]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 12 - 1050 m.; Llanura del Caribe, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Caribbean. Elevation range: 12–1050 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb.
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0