Details of genus: Layia Hook. & Arn. [2077]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Asteraceae
family_ja: キク
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 15 species of erect to spreading, well-branched annuals, usually found in moist, grassy meadows, but also on sandy and gravelly soils in woodland or in stream washes, in W. USA. They are cultivated for their daisy-like, single, terminal flowerheads, which are composed ofÅ@white, yellow, or white-tipped yellow ray-florets (each 3-toothed at the tip), and yellow disc-florets, and are profusely borne, mainly in summer. The alternate leaves are narrowly linear to oblong, and entire to finely divided or pinnatifid. Grow in a hot, dry, herbaceous or mixed border or bed, or on a bank. They provide long-lasting cut flowers.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to half hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in situ in early spring or autumn. In frost-prone areas, protect autumn sowings with cloches.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: California
comment_ja: カリフォルニアデージー(日)
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show |