Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pteronia quinqueflora DC. trib. Astereae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-900m |
Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves opposite, oblong-linear, acute, flat, thick, grey, capitula terminal, 1-3, subsessile, involucre oval, bracts ovate, acute, uninerved |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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