천일홍

천일홍

 

 

과명	Amaranthaceae (비름과)	속명	Gomphrena (천일홍속)
전체학명	Gomphrena globosa L.	추천명	천일홍
이명	천날살이풀/천일초	외국명	Globe Amaranth/センニチソウ

 

 

 

 

 

· An erect, branched, pubescent annual, the branches more or less thickened and often purplish at the nodes. · Leaves: opposite, petioled, oblong acute or obtuse, 7 to 11 cm long. · Flowers: numerous, densely crowded in globose heads, the heads are white, pink or purple, solitary, peduncled, 1.5 to 2 cm long in diameter, subtended by 2 bracts. Bracteoles 8 to 10 mm long, enclosing the flowers, lateral, keeled. Sepals, pubescent, 5, lanceolate, cleft at the tip, usually without staminodes. Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled; style short or long, stigmas 2. · Fruits: utricles, compressed, indehiscent. http://stuartxchange.com/Botoncillo.html This lovely little edging plant is a native of Brazil, Panama and Guatemala. It is a close relative of the Gomphrena Weed so common here in the wet season. Bachelor’s Button is a low-growing, compact annual with a typical height of 30–60 cm, with some cultivars reaching a height of 90 cm. It has a bushy, shrub-like appearance with a spread of 30–45 cm, with stiff, erect branched stems. The leaves are narrow, oblong to ovate , 3–10 cm long and pubescent , in various shades of green, from medium green to greyish and bluish green, sometimes with a purplish or silvery tinge. http://www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au/index.php/plants/44-gomphrena-globosa Gomphrena globosa, commonly known as Globe Amaranth or Bachelor Button, is an annual plant that grows up to 24 inches in height. The true species has magenta bracts, and cultivars have colors such as purple, red, white, pink, and lilac. Its native range is in Brazil, Panama and Guatemala. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomphrena_globosa

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