Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Othonna eriocarpa (DC.) Sch.Bip. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Flora 27: 769 (1844) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 600-700m |
Description | glabrous, roots tuberous, stems carnose, axils lanate, leaves carnose, amplexicaule, petiolate, pinnatifid, segments oblong, acute, capitula pedunculate, 3-5 in corymb |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Doria eriocarpa DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |