Ixeris polycephala seed
LATIN NAME: Ixeris polycephala
COMMON NAME: Many-Headed Ixeris
LATIN NAME: Ixeris polycephala
COMMON NAME: Many-Headed Ixeris
The many-headed ixeris is a handsome, upright or sprawling, leafy, annual or biennial herb of the open, sunny places, and its fine, deeply lobed or toothed leaves and its fine, small, yellow, dandelion-like flower heads in the loose, branching clusters have made it a treasured and fine plant of the region. It grows as an upright or sprawling, leafy, annual or biennial herb, reaching up to sixty centimetres or so, with the many slender, leafy stems bearing the alternate, deeply lobed or toothed leaves and, through the summer, the fine, small, yellow, dandelion-like flower heads in the loose, branching clusters, followed by the fine, small, dry, many-seeded fruits with the fine, white hairs. It is a species of the flowering herb in the daisy family, and it is native to the open, sunny places of the eastern Asia, while it is treasured for its long history of use, and it is known as the many-headed ixeris.
The many-headed ixeris belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae, and it is a species of the upright or sprawling, leafy, annual or biennial herb, native to the open, sunny places of the eastern Asia, while it is treasured for its long history of use, and it is known as the many-headed ixeris. It is prized for its fine, small, yellow, dandelion-like flower heads.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The many-headed ixeris has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the open, sunny places of the eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the open places have been examined, while the ecology of the wayside plants has drawn attention in the international botanical press as a fine subject of the meadow study, and its fine, deeply lobed leaves have been of interest to the botanists. The plant has also been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the traditional use, since the fine, young leaves of the ixeris have a long history of use as a fine, bitter green in the traditional ways of the region, and researchers have examined the plant and its constituents, while the traditional uses of the plant have drawn attention in the international food and botanical press, and the study of the plant and its chemistry has been of continuing interest across the world. The species has also been studied in the ecology of the insects, since the fine, small, yellow, dandelion-like flower heads of the ixeris are a fine source of the nectar for the bees and the many insects, and researchers have examined the flowers and their value, while the study of the nectar plants has been of continuing interest, and the ixeris is a fine friend of the pollinators. For a plant of such fine character, the many-headed ixeris has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the many-headed ixeris is a generous plant of the garden. Its fine, small, yellow, dandelion-like flower heads feed the bees and the many insects, and its fine, dry, many-seeded fruits feed the small creatures, while its fine, leafy growth gives a fine, soft presence to the meadow garden.
Its economic value is real. The many-headed ixeris is treasured for its long history of use, and its value has drawn attention in the international food and botanical press, while its fine, young, bitter leaves have been gathered and eaten as a fine green in the traditional ways of the region, and its fine, yellow-flowered form in the wildflower garden. For a grower, the many-headed ixeris is an easy and rewarding plant, and for a gardener it brings a yellow, dandelion-flowered, leafy plant to the wildflower garden. These are willing seeds — sprinkle them over the surface of pots of gritty, free-draining soil and just press them in without covering them, since they like a little light, keep the pots in a bright, open spot and water them gently, and they’ll be up before long.