Arctotis paniculata Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arctotis

Characteristics

Tota villosa est. Caulis suffruticosus, teres, striatus, basi digitum crassus, totus paniculatus in ramos pedunculosque debilissimos & hinc quaquaversum flexos, atque sic tripedalis. Folia sunt alterna, sessilia angusta, obtusa vel acutula, remote dentata, rigidula, crassula, ex incano virentia, infima quinque uncias longa & supra medium pinnatifide dentata. Pedunculi terminales, uniflori. Flores fere biuncialis diametri. Calycis glbriusculi squamae exteriores in appendicem subulatum, interiorres in subrotundam & hyalinum abeunt. Corollulae radii sunt faemineae, fertiles, acutae, facie albae cum macula ad basin atropurpurea; dorso albae cum fasciis duabus longitudinalibus rubris. His germen hirsutum coronatur calyculo proprio octophyllo ex foliolis oblongis inaequalibus albis. Hermaphroditae in disco steriles cum limbo nigricante, stigmate ferrugeneo, sine calyculo. Receptaculum villosum.
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Germination duration (days) 21 - 35
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Distribution

Arctotis paniculata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178650-1
WFO ID wfo-0000090316
COL ID GBVC
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Synonyms

Arctotis paniculata