Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum lineare DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Helichrysum seineri Moeser |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-2000m |
Description | leaves 5-10mm, patent, linear or ligulate, obtuse, sessile, margins revolute, white lanate, glandular-punctate, viscid, capitula in small terminal clusters, surrounded by leaves |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Namibia , KwaZulu-Natal , 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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