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Felicia dentata (A.Rich.) Dandy trib. Astereae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesFelicia dentata (A.Rich.) Dandy trib. Astereae
BibliographyFl. Pl. Sudan [F.W.Andrews] 3: 29 (1956)
Native Rangene. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula
Primary BiomeSeasonally Dry Tropical
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude1600-3650m
Descriptionstems appresed hirsute, leaves subsessile, linear-oblanceolate, 1-3cm, setose, cuneate, entire, capitula solitary, phyllaries lanceolate, ligules 12-17mm
Size5-25cm
Colorpale violet
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsAgathaea abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Agathaea dentata A.Rich.
Aster richardii (Vatke) Kuntze
Detris richardii (Vatke) Chiov.
Felicia richardii Vatke
Territory2 Africa
     24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ERI Eritrea, ETH Ethiopia, SUD Sudan)
3 Asia-Temperate
     35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia, YEM Yemen)
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