| Chaptalia nutans | |
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| Chaptalia nutans inflorescence | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chaptalia |
| Species: | C. nutans |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaptalia nutans (L.) Pol. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Chaptalia nutans is a species of plant in the Asteraceae family native to tropical and subtropical America. [1] It is the most common species of its genus. [2]
Chaptalia nutans is a perennial, rhizomatous, [3] terrestrial herb [4] with a short rhizome and adventitious, [3] short primary roots and fibrous lateral roots. [5] The small stem produces sessile, hairy, [6] 5–20(–32) cm long, and 2.5–6 cm wide leaves. [3]
The peduncles 10–60 cm long. The nodding capitulum has 150-320 florets. [2] The achenes are 9–20 mm long. [3] The cream-coloured pappus [4] is 10–12 mm long. [3]
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 48. [7]
In Brazil, flowering and fruiting occurs in October to January, when the dry season is coming to an end. [7]
It occurs in warm and humid habitats in shade, [2] and may also be found in habitats experiencing seasonal droughts. [7]
It was first published as Tussilago nutansL. by Carl Linnaeus in 1759. It was transferred to the genus ChaptaliaVent. as Chaptalia nutans(L.) Pol. by Hellmuth Polakowski (1847–1917) in 1878. [1] [8]
The specific epithet nutans means "nodding". [9] [10] It refers to the nodding inflorescences.
It has applications in folk medicine. [5]
It is easy to grow. [7]
