Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arrowsmithia corymbosa (M.D.Hend.) N.G.Bergh trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Taxon 66: 1433 (2017) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1500-2600m |
Description | spinose, leaves narrow, revolute, abaxially thinly lanate, adaxially setose, capitula crowded, terminal, 25mm across, phyllaries setose, with dark brown rim |
Size | 30-150cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Macowania corymbosa M.D.Hend. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |