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Pentzia tortuosa Fenzl ex Harv. trib. Anthemideae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesPentzia tortuosa Fenzl ex Harv. trib. Anthemideae
BibliographyFl. Cap. 3: 174 (1865)
Native RangeCape Prov. to Lesotho and Free State
Primary BiomeSubtropical
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
SynonymsTanacetum tortuosum DC.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State)
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