Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arrowsmithia conferta (Benth.) N.G.Bergh trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Taxon 66: 1433 (2017) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-1800m |
Description | leaves on both faces dark green, glandular, abaxially with distinct midrib, capitula sessile, 2cm across, disc dark yellow |
Size | 5-50cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Homochaete conferta Benth. Macowania conferta (Benth.) E.Phillips |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |