Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Schistostephium radicale Killick & Claassen trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Bothalia 10: 68 (1969) |
Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2400-3300m |
Description | leaves silvery hirsute, narrowly oblong, to 45mm long, pectinate-pinnate, segments lobate, floral scapes silvery hirsute, capitula discoid, flat, involucre silvery hirsute |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cotula radicalis (Killick & Claassen) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |