Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Haplocarpha rueppellii (Sch.Bip.) Beauverd trib. Arctotidae |
Synonyms | Schnittspahnia rueppellii Sch.Bip. |
Arctotis pygmaea A.Rich. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-4700m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves in flat rosette, to 10cm long, orbiculate, entire to coarsely serrate, adaxially shiny, capitula ca. 3cm across, subsessile in centre of rosette |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rich yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa (Ethiopia ) East Tropical Africa (Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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