Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Crassothonna sedifolia (DC.) B.Nord. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Compositae Newslett. 50: 75 (2012) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 5-1200m |
Description | glabrous, leaves ovate, elliptic or shortly cylindrical, carnose, entire, obtuse, shortly petiolate, capitula solitary, pedunculate, phyllaries oblong, at base connate |
Size | 8-60cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent 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 late summer |
Synonyms | Euryops schenckii O.Hoffm. Othonna papillosa Dinter Othonna sedifolia DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |