Amphiglossa tomentosa Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Amphiglossa

Characteristics

Wiry-stemmed, thinly woolly shrublet, up to 0.6 m tall. Leaves involute-ericoid, suberect, sometimes twisted. Flowerheads radiate, few in loose terminal groups; inner involucral bracts reddish above; ray florets 3 or 4(5), pink or white.
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Wiry-stemmed, thinly woolly shrublet to 60 cm. Leaves involute-ericoid, suberect, sometimes twisted. Flower heads radiate, few in loose terminal groups, rays 3 or 4(5), pink or white, inner bracts reddish above.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Amphiglossa tomentosa world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:176254-1
WFO ID wfo-0000016198
COL ID D2X2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Athrixia tomentosa Pterothrix engleriana Amphiglossa tomentosa Pteronia engleriana Pterothrix tomentosa Relhania tomentosa Pterothrix flaccida Amphiglossa tomentosa var. tomentosa Amphiglossa tomentosa var. breviligulata