Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Hertia cheirifolia (L.) Kuntze trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 344 (1891) |
Native Range | Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | procumbent, leaves thickish, lanceolate to spathulate, glaucous, sessile, obtuse, capitula solitary, large, floral stem sparsely leafy |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 late summer |
Synonyms | Hertia crassifolia (L.) Less. Othonna calthoides Mill. Othonna cheirifolia L. Othonna crassifolia L. Othonnopsis cheirifolia (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |