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Haplocarpha schimperi (Sch.Bip.) Beauverd trib. Arctotidae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHaplocarpha schimperi (Sch.Bip.) Beauverd trib. Arctotidae
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. Genéve, sér. 2, 7: 51 (1915)
Native RangeEritrea to Tanzania
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2100-4300m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, oblong, runcinate, abaxially white tomentose, adaxially glabrous, capitula subsessile, ca. 5cm across
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsLandtia schimperi (Sch.Bip.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Schnittspahnia schimperi Sch.Bip.
Ubiaea schimperi (Sch.Bip.) J. Gay
Territory2 Africa
     24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ERI Eritrea, ETH Ethiopia)
     25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, TAN Tanzania)
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