Arctotheca marginata Beyers

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arctotheca

Characteristics

Prostrate perennial rooting at nodes, softly hairy. Leaves linear-elliptic, margins crisped and rolled under, softly hairy above and felted beneath. Flower heads radiate, solitary on felted scapes, yellow with rays reddish outside, involucral bracts felted. Achenes woolly, pappus lacking.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Arctotheca marginata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20011022-1
WFO ID wfo-0000115542
COL ID GBR9
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Synonyms

Arctotheca marginata