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Helichrysum capense Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHelichrysum capense Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae
SynonymsEriosphaera apiculata DC.
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude600-1500m
Descriptionstems grey-white appresed lanate, densely leafy, leaves linear, acute, mucronate, grey-white lanate, capitula 3-4mm, in small corymbose clusters, surrounded by leaves
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecushion
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Helichrysum capense Hilliard, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82(3): 200 (1981), nom. nov.

Replaced Synonym:
Eriosphaera apiculata DC., Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 6: 166 (1838)

w. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

600-1500m

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