Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Oedera humilis (Less.) N.G.Bergh trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Phytotaxa 344: 121 (2018) |
Native Range | Botswana to Namibia and Free State |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 300-1500m |
Description | leaves linear, glabrous, obtuse, canaliculate, crowded, capitula sessile, axillary or terminal, supported by leaves, oval, phyllaries obtuse, pale yellow, patent |
Size | 10-90cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Nestlera conferta DC. Nestlera humilis Less. Nestlera minuta DC. Nestlera muriculata DC. Nestlera rigida DC. Nestlera rosenioides Hutch. ex Compton Polychaetia relhanioides Less. Relhania dichotoma Willd. ex Less. Relhania linifolia Willd. ex Less. Rosenia humilis (Less.) K.Bremer Rosenia nestleroides Compton |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State) |