Description
Vegetative characteristics
''Chaptalia nutans'' is a terrestrial herb''Chaptalia'' in Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Disponível em:Generative characteristics
The peduncles 10–60 cm long. The nodding capitulum has 150-320 florets.BURKART, A. (1944). Estudio del género de Compuestas ''Chaptalia'' con especial referencia a las especies argentinas. Darwiniana, 6(4), 505–594. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23211616 The pappus is cream-coloured.Cytology
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 48.Reproduction
In Brazil, flowering and fruiting occurs in October to January, when the dry season is coming to an end.Habitat
It occurs in warm and humid habitats in shade, and may also be found in habitats experiencing seasonal droughts.Taxonomy
Publication
It was first published as ''Tussilago nutans'' byEtymology
The specific epithet ''nutans'' means "nodding".Jackson, W. P. U. (1971)Use
It has applications in folk medicine.Empinotti, C. B., & do RDuarte, M. (2007)Cultivation
It is easy to grow.Baldwin, J. T., & Speese, B. M. (1947). ''Chaptalia nutans'' and ''C. integrifolia'': Their Chromosomes. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, 74(4), 283–286. https://doi.org/10.2307/2482362References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13191067 nutans Flora of Southern America Plants described in 1878