Annual beach star

Annual beach star
	Annual beach star ( Asteriscus aquaticus ) on Ibiza
Systematics
	Euasterids II
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily :	Asteroideae
Genre :	Beach stars ( Asteriscus )
Type :	Annual beach star
Scientific name
	Asteriscus aquaticus
	( L. ) Less.

The annual beach star ( Asteriscus aquaticus ) is a species of beach star ( Asteriscus ) in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

features

Annual beach star ( Asteriscus aquaticus )

The annual beach star is an annual plant that reaches heights of (2) 10 to 15 centimeters. The short and mostly simple stem is forked and trugdoldig upward. The flower heads usually have a diameter of 13 to 14, rarely up to 18 millimeters. The outer bracts are leaf-shaped, spread out and longer than the ray florets .

The flowering period extends from April to August.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14.

Occurrence

The annual beach star occurs in the western, central and eastern Mediterranean region from Morocco to Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Israel. It is also found on the islands of Madeira and the Canaries. The species grows in sandy, alternately dry to moist pioneer locations, in Phrygana, on sandy coasts and in cultivated and fallow land.

Taxonomy

Synonyms for Asteriscus aquaticus (L.) Less. are Bubonium aquaticum (L.) Hill and Nauplius aquaticus (L.) Cass.

use

The annual beach star is rarely used as an ornamental plant for summer flower beds.

supporting documents

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d ^e Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 311 .
↑ Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: The new cosmos Mediterranean flora. Franckh Kosmos Verlag Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-440-10742-3 . P. 92.
↑ Asteriscus aquaticus at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
↑ ^a ^b Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). - In: W. Greuter & E. von Raab-Straube (eds.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Datasheet Asteriscus aquaticus In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Web links

Commons : Annual Beach Star ( Asteriscus aquaticus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Thomas Meyer, Michael Hassler: Mediterranean and Alpine flora. [1]

[Rothmaler_5-1] A ^b ^c ^d ^e Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .

[Jahn,_Schönfelder-2] Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 311 .

[Schönfelder2008-3] Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: The new cosmos Mediterranean flora. Franckh Kosmos Verlag Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-440-10742-3 . P. 92.

[IPCN-4] Asteriscus aquaticus at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[Euro+Med-5] Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). - In: W. Greuter & E. von Raab-Straube (eds.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Datasheet Asteriscus aquaticus In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.