Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pentzia tortuosa Fenzl ex Harv. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 3: 174 (1865) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves narrowly cuneate, thickish, punctate, shortly, acutely 3-5-lobate, capitula solitary, at first pendent, phyllaries broad, obtuse, abaxially green |
Size | 8-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tanacetum tortuosum DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State) |