Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pteronia quinqueflora DC. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 5: 363 (1836) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-900m |
Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves opposite, oblong-linear, acute, flat, thick, grey, capitula terminal, 1-3, subsessile, involucre oval, bracts ovate, acute, uninerved |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |