Chocolate flower
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Chocolate flower ( Berlandiera lyrata ) |
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The chocolate flower ( Berlandiera lyrata Benth. , Syn .: Berlandiera incisa Torrey & A.Gray ) is a species of the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The genus is named after the Belgian researcher Jean Louis Berlandier (1805-1851) and lyrata describes the lyre-shaped pinnate leaf shape.
description
Berlandiera lyrata is a perennial herbaceous to subshrubbery , which means that the plant sometimes becomes lignified at the base, and it reaches heights of 90 to 120 cm. It stands out for its distinctive smell of whole milk chocolate , which it develops in strong sunlight. The alternate leaves are violin-shaped.
The chocolate flower grows in sun or partial shade between May and September. Cup-shaped inflorescences are formed that usually contain eight (two to 13) ray and 80 to 200 tubular flowers . The yellow flowers are pollinated by bees , bumblebees and butterflies . The plant is up to -12 ° C hardy . However, it freezes back above ground.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 30.
Similar species
Sometimes the chocolate cosmos ( Cosmos atrosanguineus ) used as a garden plant is also referred to as a chocolate flower . However, this is not closely related to the real chocolate flower described here.
Occurrence
The home is North America : Arizona , Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas and Mexico at altitudes of 700 to 2200 meters.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Berlandiera lyrata at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
