Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pteronia tenuifolia DC. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 5: 363 (1836) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, attenuate, filiform-subulate, canaliculate, entire, acute, capitula terminal, solitary, involucre oblong, bracts glabrous, broadly oblong |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Pteronia elegans Sch.Bip. ex Walp. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |