Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ursinia sericea (Thunb.) N.E.Br. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3. 3: 670 (1888) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 400-2900m |
Description | densely silvery sericeous-tomentose, densely leafy, leaves long petiolate, 1-2-pinnatisect, segments narrow, acute, sometimes pinnate, capitula solitary, involucre tomentose |
Size | 20-45cm |
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 | Arctotis sericea Thunb. Sphenogyne peduncularis E.Mey. ex DC. Sphenogyne sericea Less. Ursinia argentea Compton |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |