Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Tolpis macrorhiza (Banks ex Hook.) DC. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 7: 87 (1838) |
Native Range | Madeira |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-400m |
Description | long taproot, glabrous, stems solid, leafy, leaves rigid, dark green, oblong, dentate, sessile, nitid, involucre pubescent, capitula numerous, minute, in lax panicle |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crepis macrorhiza Banks ex Hook. |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira) |