Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Haplocarpha schimperi (Sch.Bip.) Beauverd trib. Arctotidae |
Synonyms | Schnittspahnia schimperi Sch.Bip. |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2800-3500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong, runcinate, abaxially white tomentose, adaxially glabrous, capitula subsessile, ca. 5cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa (Eritrea , Ethiopia ) East Tropical Africa (Kenya , Tanzania) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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