Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Anaxeton hirsutum Less. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 356 (1832) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, at apex sparsely leafy, leaves linear-oblong, mucronate, erect, scabrous-pilose, capitula capitate, involucre brownish, densely hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium hirsutum Thunb. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |