Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ursinia ciliaris (DC.) N.E.Br. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 1: 670 (1887) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves crowded, broadly linear, at base ciliate, entire or minutely serrate, scapes erect, capitula solitary, phyllaries linear |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sphenogyne ciliaris DC. Sphenogyne trifurca Harv. Ursinia tenuifolia ssp. ciliaris (DC.) Prassler Ursinia trifurca N.E.Br. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |