Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pteronia mucronata DC. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Pteronia dinteri S.Moore |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 600-1800m |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, at base connate, crowded, linear, carnose, obtuse, ciliate, capitula terminal, solitary, sessile, involucre oblong, viscid, phyllaries mucronate |
Size | 15-90cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Namibia , 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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