Status:
valid
Authors:
(Klotzsch) Kunze
Source:
tro
Year:
1846
Citation Micro:
Farrnkräuter 1: 195 (1846)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001119590
Common Names
- Jamesonia Canescens
- Canescens Jamesonia
- Hoary Jamesonia
Uses & Benefits
Jamesonia canescens is a popular ornamental plant, often used in gardens and flower arrangements. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including fever, headaches, and skin diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Jamesonia canescens has small, yellow-green flowers with a single pistil and 6 stamens. Its seeds are small and round, and the seedlings have a single, long, narrow leaf.
Where to Find Jamesonia canescens
Jamesonia canescens can be found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.
Species in the Jamesonia genus
Jamesonia elongata,
Jamesonia osteniana,
Jamesonia accrescens,
Jamesonia angusta,
Jamesonia ascendens,
Jamesonia aureonitens,
Jamesonia biardii,
Jamesonia caracasana,
Jamesonia cheilanthoides,
Jamesonia chiapensis,
Jamesonia congesta,
Jamesonia ewanii,
Jamesonia feei,
Jamesonia flabellata,
Jamesonia flexuosa,
Jamesonia glaberrima,
Jamesonia glaziovii,
Jamesonia hirsutula,
Jamesonia hirta,
Jamesonia insignis,
Jamesonia lechleri,
Jamesonia lindigii,
Jamesonia longipetiolata,
Jamesonia madidiensis,
Jamesonia mathewsii,
Jamesonia novogranatensis,
Jamesonia orbignyana,
Jamesonia paucifolia,
Jamesonia rufescens,
Jamesonia setulosa,
Jamesonia stuebelii,
Jamesonia vellea,
Jamesonia warscewiczii,
Jamesonia wurdackii,
Jamesonia rotundifolia,
Jamesonia scammaniae,
Jamesonia peruviana,
Jamesonia alstonii,
Jamesonia goudotii,
Jamesonia boliviensis,
Jamesonia scalaris,
Jamesonia imbricata,
Jamesonia blepharum,
Jamesonia hispidula,
Jamesonia pulchra,
Jamesonia cinnamomea,
Jamesonia canescens,
Jamesonia verticalis,
Jamesonia crespiana,
Jamesonia robusta,
Species in the Pteridaceae family