Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Othonna cuneata DC. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 481 (1838) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 90-1600m |
Description | roots bulbose, lower leaves petiolate, broadly cuneate or orbiculate, at apex coarsely dentate, thick, upper leaves sessile, capitula few, pedicellate, achenes red pilose |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |