Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum intricatum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 204 (1838) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 500-1700m |
Description | leaves semiamplexicaule, subdecurrent, broadly oblong, obtuse, membranous, sinuate, scabrous, abaxially lax lanate, flowers in pedunculate hemispherical cyme |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | golden-yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium intricatum (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |