Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pterothrix spinescens DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 900-1400m |
Description | upper branchlets spiny, leaves linear, revolute, mucronate, remote, capitula 3-5-flowered, phyllaries acute, rusty red |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Namibia , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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