Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Zyrphelis perezioides (Less.) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Phytologia 76: 92 (1994) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 500-1400m |
Description | leaves basal, linear-spathulate, acute, subentire, pilose, floral stems with few leaflets, densely glandular-pubescent, phyllaries linear, acute |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Alairia perezoides (Less.) Kuntze Aster perezoides Less. Mairia perezoides (Less.) Nees Zyrphelis pilosella Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |