Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Syncarpha zeyheri (Sond.) B.Nord. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Compositae Newslett. 17: 5 (1989) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 300-1200m |
Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves oblong-lanceolate, tapered to base, upper leaves linear, imbricate, erect, densely, softly lanate, capitula terminal, 1-3, involucre radiate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Argyrocome zeyheri (Sond.) Kuntze Helipterum brachypterum Levyns Helipterum zyeheri Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |