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Calea solidaginea

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

Kunth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Colombia
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela
• Venezuelan Antilles

Natural Habitats

• Streamside
• forest edge

Flowering Times

• Dec (Colombia) Apr (Bolivia) Dec (Venezuela)

Fruiting Times

• Sep (Venezuela)

Vining or sprawling & hairy throughout to 3m. Scabrous serrate leaves to 50mm x 40mm. Densely flowered umbels or corymbs with fragrant dull yellow flowers, flower heads to 7mm x 3.5mm with scales in 7 or 8 series, no ray flowers. Achene to 1mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Rusby