Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ursinia tenuifolia (L.) Poir. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Encycl. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] 8: 259 (1808) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-400m |
Description | leaves amplexicaule, very long, narrowly linear, flat, acute, glabrous, capitula solitary, involucral bracts ovate-oblong, at apex membranous |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
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, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arctotis tenuifolia L. Sphenogyne tenuifolia (L.) DC. Sphenogyne tenuifolia var. heterochroma Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |