Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Crassothonna cacalioides (L.f.) B.Nord. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Compositae Newslett. 50: 72 (2012) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 700-900m |
Description | branchlets very thick, leaves crowded, obovate, tapered to base, obtuse, thick, coriaceous, entire or denticulate, margins thickened, capitula solitary, phyllaries wide |
Size | 2-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
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 | Cineraria cacalioides L.f. Othonna carnosa Less. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho) |