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Accession Data:

Calea zacatechichi Schltdl.

  • Common Name: Leaf of God, Dream Herb
  • Family: Asteraceae Giseke

  • Country of Origin: Mexico to Costa Rica

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500186
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Provenance:
    • Smith# 12310.
  • Accession Date: 12-21-2015
  • Bench: 1301 - NEOA: East Bench NN
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 11-14-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Asterales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • SubFamily: Asteroideae
  • Tribe: Neurolaeneae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

References (internal):

    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Belize / Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua

    References (external):

    1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
    2. Calea ternifolia at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
    3. Calea zacatechichi at GBIF. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.

    data regenerated on Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:54:19 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

    Images:

    Calea zacatechichi

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    Subfamily Asteroideae
    Tribe Neurolaeneae

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    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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