Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gazania heterochaeta DC. trib. Arctotidae |
Synonyms | Gazania humilis E.Mey. ex DC. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 200-1000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, obovate, obtuse, variously pinnate, adaxially setose, abaxially white lanate, ciliate, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, phyllaries acuminate |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | yellow, orange |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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