Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum oxybelium DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1200m |
Description | branchlets scabrous-glandular, glabrescent, spinose, leaves lanceolate-linear, sessile, acute, uninerved, margins revolute, capitula terminal, solitary, phyllaries oblong |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | whitish, purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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