Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ifloga decumbens (Thunb.) Schltr. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 204 (1899) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves linear-terete, obtuse, imbricate, erect, thinly silvery, capitula in terminal, spherical clusters, involucre cylindrical, phyllaries membranous, white, obtuse, patent |
Size | 3-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium decumbens Thunb. Ifloga woodii (N.E.Br.) B.L.Burtt Petalactella woodii N.E.Br. Trichogyne decumbens (Thunb.) Less. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State) |