Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Curio acaulis (L.f.) P.V.Heath trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Cacalia acaulis L.f. |
Senecio acaulis (L.f.) Sch.Bip. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-30m |
Description | leaves numerous, crowded, linear-cylindrical, attenuate, adaxially canaliculate, acute, mucronate, capitula solitary, involucral bracts acuminate, margins white |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Botswana , 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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