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Vernonanthura cuneifolia (Mugwort)

Synonyms: Cacalia cuneifolia; Vernonia cuneifolia (homotypic); Vernonia itapensis; Vernonia pohliana (homotypic); Vernonia thyrsoides (homotypic)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The plant might be poisonous in large doses; Skin contact can cause dermatitis in some people;
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Usage [2]  The fresh or the dried plant repels insects, it can be used as a spray but caution is advised since it can also inhibit plant growth; A weak tea made from the infused plant is a good all-purpose insecticide; An essential oil from the plant kills insect larvae; The down on the leaves makes a good tinder for starting fires;
Height [2]  3.936 feet (1.2 m)
Width [2]  28 inches (0.7 m)
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Ecosystems

Predators

Providers

Pollinated by 
Episyrphus balteatus (Marmelade Fly)[4]
Lucilia sericata (Green blowfly)[4]
Musca autumnalis (face fly)[4]
Platycheirus clypeatus[4]
Syrphus ribesii (Summer Fly)[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Septoria artemisiae[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 4Ecology of Commanster
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 6Sylvilagus audubonii, Joseph A. Chapman and Gale R. Willner, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 106, pp. 1-4 (1978)
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0