Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Athanasia imbricata Harv. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 3: 196 (1865) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1000m |
Description | subglabrous, leaves densely imbricate, erect, ovate-cuneate, entire, mucronate, flowers numerous, large, in corymb, involucre spherical, glabrous |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |