Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Haplocarpha oocephala (DC.) Beyers trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Strelitzia 9: 705 (2000) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | subcaulescent, basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, adaxially scabrous, densely white lanate abaxially, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, sinuate-dentate, capitula solitary |
Size | 5-9cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Anemonospermos oocephala (DC.) Kuntze Arctotis oocephala DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |