Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ursinia hispida N.E.Br. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 1: 670 (1887) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-1400m |
Description | softly hirsute, leaves pinnatisect, segments linear, mucronate, acute, entire, capitula solitary, subsessile, minute, ligules short, involucre densely lanate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | 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, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sphenogyne brachypoda Harv. Sphenogyne hispida DC. Ursinia brachypoda (Harv.) N.E.Br. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |