Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum longinquum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 258 (1982) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2100-2440m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves flatly at ground, 2-3cm, obovate to suborbiculate, base broadly amplexicaule, apex rounded, long hirsute, scape leafless, capitula in terminal cluster |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |