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Haplocarpha rueppellii (Sch.Bip.) Beauverd trib. Arctotidae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHaplocarpha rueppellii (Sch.Bip.) Beauverd trib. Arctotidae
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. Genéve, sér. 2, 7: 51 (1915)
Native RangeEthiopia to e. Tropical Africa
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2400-4700m
Descriptionstoloniferous, leaves in flat rosette, to 10cm long, orbiculate, entire to coarsely serrate, adaxially shiny, capitula ca. 3cm across, subsessile in centre of rosette
Size5-10cm
Colorrich yellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsAnemonospermos pygmaea (A.Rich.) Kuntze
Arctotis pygmaea A.Rich.
Arctotis rueppellii (Sch.Bip.) O.Hoffm.
Landtia kilimanjarica Hutch. & M.B.Moss
Landtia lobulata Hutch
Landtia rueppellii (Sch.Bip.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Schnittspahnia rueppellii Sch.Bip.
Territory2 Africa
     24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ETH Ethiopia)
     25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, TAN Tanzania, UGA Uganda)
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