Melampodium cinereum: Country Or Region Of Origin
Texas, Mexico
Plant Profile: Melampodium cinereum
Taxonomy: Melampodium cinereumNames
Hoary Blackfoot
Phonetic Spelling:mel-am-POH-dee-um sin-ER-ee-um
Genus:Melampodium
Species:cinereum
Family:Asteraceae
Hoary Blackfoot is a perennial subshrub indigenous to the southwestern United States and Mexico, belonging to the daisy family. It produces cherry-white flowers featuring yellow centers, which bloom from mid-winter to mid-summer.
Melampodium cinereum Feature Summary
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Melampodium cinereum Feature Summary
Attributes
Texas, Mexico
Perennial
Flowers
Daisy like flowers appear from mid-winter through mid-summer.
White
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Spring
Summer
Winter
7 - 20 petals/rays
Radial
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Leaves
Green
Stem
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Melampodium cinereum Attributes
Melampodium cinereum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Melampodium cinereum Flowers
Melampodium cinereum: Flower Description
Daisy like flowers appear from mid-winter through mid-summer.
Melampodium cinereum: Flower Color
White
Melampodium cinereum: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Melampodium cinereum: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Melampodium cinereum: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Melampodium cinereum: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Melampodium cinereum: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Melampodium cinereum Whole Plant Traits
Melampodium cinereum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Melampodium cinereum Leaves
Melampodium cinereum: Leaf Color
Green
Melampodium cinereum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Melampodium cinereum Stem
Melampodium cinereum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
