Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gazania jurinaeifolia DC. trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 511 (1838) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-1400m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments linear, spiny mucronate, entire, glabrous, white, margins revolute, capitula solitary, involucre glabrous, phyllaries short |
Size | 3-50cm |
Color | white |
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 | Gazania nivea Less. Meridiana jurinaeifolia (DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |