Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Haplocarpha lanata Less. trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Linnaea 6: 90 (1831) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 750-900m |
Description | leaves adaxially scabrous, abaxially white lanate, oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, subsessile, crenate, capitula solitary, involucre glabrous or thinly pubescent |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
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 division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Arctotis lanata Thunb. Haplocarpha lessingii DC. Haplocarpha thunbergii Less. Haplocarpha transvaalensis Gand. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |