Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pentzia tortuosa (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. trib. Anthemideae |
Synonyms | Tanacetum tortuosum DC. |
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 |
Ca | |
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 |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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