Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gazania scabra DC. trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 509 (1838) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, obovate, pinnatipartite, scabrously setose, abaxially grey tomentose, segments lanceolate, acute, scapes glabrous, capitula solitary |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | 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 | Gazania jurineifolia ssp. scabra (DC.) Rössler Gazania venusta G.Taylor |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |