Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Mecomischus halimifolius Hochr. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Annuaire Conserv. Jard- Bot. Genéve 7-8: 221 (1904) |
Native Range | s. Algeria to s. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 900-1100m |
Description | pubescent, leaves sessile, the basal opposite, the upper alternate, thick, lanceolate, entire, sharply acute, capitula 20-25mm, solitary. long pedunculate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anthemis halimifolia Munby Cladanthus geslinii Coss. Cladanthus halimifolius Coss. & Durieu Fradinia geslinii Pomel Fradinia halimifolia Batt. Mecomischus geslinii (Coss.) B.D.Jacks. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |