Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodanthemum gayanum (Coss. & Durieu) B.H.Wilcox & al. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 142 (1998) |
Native Range | w. Algeria to Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2500mm |
Description | leaves to 30mm long, triangular to oblong in outline, lower leaves pinnatisect, loosely lanate, capitula solitary, 4cm in diam., disc brown, ligules abaxially rose |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Chrysanthemum gayanum (Coss. & Durieu) Ball Chrysanthemum mawii Hook.f. Leucanthemum gayanum (Coss. & Durieu) Maire Pyrethrum gayanum Coss. & Durieu Tanacetum gayanum (Coss. & Durieu) Sch.Bip. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |