Blumea wightiana DC.
Common Name : Soft blumea
Family : Asteraceae
HABIT |
AN AROMATIC HERB, GROWING UP TO 80 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
EERECT, SIMPLE OR BRANCHED
FROM THE BASE, GLANDULAR-HAIRY. |
LEAVES |
OVATE-OBLONG, 1–9.5 CM LONG, 0.6–5 CM WIDE, SHARPLY TOOTHED, DENSELY
SILKY HAIRY ON BOTH SURFACES, UPPER LEAVES SMALLER, ACUTE TO APICULATE, BASE
ACUTE, SESSILE, LOWER LEAVES ROUNDED OR OBTUSE, BASE TAPERING, PETIOLATE. |
FLOWERS |
ROSE TO PINK FLOWERS ARE
BORNE IN DENSE FLATTOPPED CLUSTERS. FLOWER-HEADS ARE BELL-SHAPED. |
FRUITS |
ACHENES OBLONG, 0.5 MM LONG,
SPARSELY TO DENSELY HAIRY; PAPPUS WHITE, 2–4 MM LONG. |