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Pentzia tortuosa (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. trib. Anthemideae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesPentzia tortuosa (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. trib. Anthemideae
SynonymsTanacetum tortuosum DC.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-2500m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves narrowly cuneate, thickish, punctate, shortly, acutely 3-5-lobate, capitula solitary, at first pendent, phyllaries broad, obtuse, abaxially green
Size8-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Free State)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Pentzia tortuosa (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv., Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 3: 174 (1865)

Basionym:
Tanacetum tortuosum DC., [A.P.de Candolle] 6: 133 (1838)

Cape Prov., Lesotho, Free State
27 CPP LES OFS

900-2500m

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