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Stoebe fusca (L.) Thunb. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesStoebe fusca (L.) Thunb. trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyProdr. Pl. Cap. 2: 170 (1800)
Native Rangesw. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude200-1400m
Descriptionvery ramose, leaves linear, revolute, mucronate or obtuse, spirally distorted, arachnose-hirsute, capitula in small terminal clusters or in short oblong spikes
Size10-30cm
Colorwhite, pink-violet
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAchyrocline tamariscina Schrank
Seriphium fuscum L.
Seriphium fuscum var. oligocephalum Sch.Bip.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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