Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arrowsmithia corymbosa (M.D.Hend.) N.G.Bergh trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Macowania corymbosa M.D.Hend. |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-2600m |
Description | spinose, leaves narrow, revolute, abaxially thinly lanate, adaxially setose, capitula crowded, terminal, 25mm across, phyllaries setose, with dark brown rim |
Size | 30-150cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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