Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum pendulum (C.Presl) C.Presl trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Sicul. 1: XXXI (1826) |
Native Range | w. Medit., Sicilia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-1700m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate to linear, 3-8cm long, white tomentose, capitula in bud broadly ovate, in anthesis 4-7mm across, numerous, in corymb 3-7cm wide |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | lustrous yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium ambiguum Guss. ex Ten. Gnaphalium conglobatum Viv. Gnaphalium crassifolium Guss. ex Ten. Gnaphalium glutinosum Ten. Gnaphalium glutinosum var. medium Kuntze Gnaphalium glutinosum var. puberulum Kuntze Gnaphalium glutinosum var. viscosissimum Kuntze Gnaphalium lanceolatum Mottet Gnaphalium pedunculare L. Gnaphalium pendulum C.Presl Gnaphalium tomentosum Mottet Helichrysum boissieri Nyman Helichrysum fontanesii Cambess. Helichrysum glutinosum Ten. ex Nyman Helichrysum pendulum ssp. boissieri (Nyman) M.B.Crespo & Mateo Helichrysum pendulum var. compactum Guss. Helichrysum pendulum ssp. fontanesii (Cambess.) M.B.Crespo & Mateo Helichrysum porcarii Tineo ex Lojac Helichrysum rupestre Boiss. Helichrysum rupestre ssp. glutinosum (Ten.) Nyman Helichrysum rupestre f. latifolium (Font Quer) O.Bolós & Vigo Helichrysum rupestre ssp. pendulum (C.Presl) Arcang. Helichrysum rupestre ssp. rouyi Mateo & M.B.Crespo Helichrysum wickstromii Tineo ex Lojac. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |