Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Berkheya multijuga (DC.) Roessler trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 174 (1959) |
Native Range | Botswana to South Africa and Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 700-2900m |
Description | stems arachnose-tomentose, leaves adaxially glabrous, stem leaves sessile, shortly decurrent, pinnatilobate, lobes approximate, trifid, spinose, capitula solitary |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | lavender-blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Crocodilodes grandifolia (DC.) Kuntze Crocodilodes multijuga (DC.) Kuntze Stobaea grandifolia DC. Stobaea multijuga DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |