Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chrysocoma puberula Schltr. ex Merxm. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 483 (1967) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 200-800m |
Description | leaves pale green, oblanceolate-spathulate, with petiolate base, flat, 1-4cm, densely adpressed hirsute, capitula terminal, 1-2, large, involucre 4-seriate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |