Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gnaphalium limicola Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-2700m |
Description | stems grey tomentose, densely leafy, leaves 5-15mm, spathulate, silvery grey tomentose, capitula 4mm in small clusters, conspicuously pedunculate |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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