Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Roessleria armerioides (DC.) Stangb. & Anderb. trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | S. African J. Bot. 118: 226 (2018) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 250-3500m |
Description | leaves pilose, narrow, dark green, ligules abaxially black striped, capitula to 5cm across |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 in late summer |
Synonyms | Gazania armerioides DC. Gazania armerioides var. sutherlandii Harv. Hirpicium armerioides (DC.) Roessler Meridiana armerioides (DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |