Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ursinia discolor N.E.Br. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 1: 670 (1887) |
Native Range | e. & w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 10-1500m |
Description | thinly arachnose, glabrescent, leaves pinnatipartite, glaucous, segments 2-3-pairs, mucronate, scapes at base with linear, appresed leaves, capitula solitary, ligules truncate |
Size | 15-35cm |
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, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arctotis dentata Thunb. Sphenogyne brevifolia DC. Sphenogyne discolor Less. Ursinia discolor Zahlbr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |