Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Berkheya dregei Harv. trib. Arctotidae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1100m |
Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves alternate, rigid, thinly arachnose, veined, adaxially glabrescent, abaxially lanate, obovate, irregularly spinose-dentate, capitula solitary |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
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 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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