Arctotis angustifolia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arctotis

Characteristics

Creeping, glandular perennial to 20 cm, with sprawling stems from woody rootstock. Leaves broadly obovate to oblanceolate, toothed to pinnatifid, usually discolorous, margins slightly revolute. Flower heads radiate, solitary, white or yellow with reddish reverse; outer bracts with linear tail. Achenes with 2 rounded cavities; pappus short, basal tuft of hairs deciduous and longer than achene.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 35
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Arctotis angustifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178522-1
WFO ID wfo-0000080775
COL ID GBRQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arctotis kraussii Arctotis decurrens Arctotis angustifolia Arctotis plantaginea Arctotis decumbens Arctotis radicans Anemonospermos angustifolia Venidium plantagineum Arctotis angustifolia var. angustifolia

Lower taxons

Arctotis angustifolia var. latifolia