Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Afroaster erucifolius (Thell.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 900-3300m |
Description | sparsely scabrous-hirsute, stems and petioles dark red, leaves to 3 cm long, pinnatipartite, capitula 2-3cm across, floral stems short, leafy |
Size | 4-20cm |
Color | rose, blue, white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aster erucifolius (Thell.) W.Lippert Felicia erucifolia Thell. Felicia pinnatifida J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |