Arctotis aspera L.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arctotis

Characteristics

Softly woody, glandular-hairy, sprawling, short-lived perennial to 2 m. Leaves auriculate, pinnatisect or bipinnatisect, segments narrow, sometimes grey below, margins revolute, roughly glandular-hairy. Flower heads solitary, purple or white, dark on reverse; bracts ± tailed. Achenes with 2 elongate-undulate cavities.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
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 aspera world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178531-1
WFO ID wfo-0000026964
COL ID GBRX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arctotis aspera f. aspera Arctotis arborescens Arctotis plantaginifolia Arctotis aspera Arctotis carduifolia Arctotis bicolor Arctotis lyrata Arctotis leucantha Arctotis maculata Arctotis sulphurea Odontoptera sulphurea Anemonospermos glandulosa Anemonospermos aspera Arctotis arborescens Arctotis jacobaea Arctotis arborescens Arctotis angustifolia Arctotis aspera var. aspera Arctotis aspera var. undulacea Arctotis aspera var. scabra Arctotis aspera var. angustifolia Arctotis aspera var. angustifolia Arctotis aspera var. arborescens