Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Geigeria filifolia Mattf. trib. Inuleae |
Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 178 (1922) |
Native Range | Angola & Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 150-1600m |
Description | leaves amplexicaule, linear, very long, abaxially uninerved, punctate, glabrous or sparsely pilose, capitula terminal or lateral, sessile, ovoid, phyllaries ciliate |
Size | 5-10cm |
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 late summer |
Synonyms | Geigeria africana var. filifolia (Mattf.) Merxm. Geigeria ornativa var. filifolia (Mattf.) S.Ortiz & Rodr.Oubiňa |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ANG Angola, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |