Arctotis revoluta Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arctotis

Characteristics

Erect subshrub or shrub, up to 2 m tall. Leaves bipinnatisect to linear-lobate, segments linear and finely dissected, glandular and aromatic when crushed, some forms discolorous and felted below, other forms glabrescent or roughly hairy, margins revolute, base auriculate. Capitula solitary, on elongate peduncles. Outer involucral bracts glandular, outer bracts with narrowly lanceolate to subulate, reflexed, apical appendage. Ray limb yellow to orange; disc florets black or yellow. Cypsela obovoid, 2 oblong cavities, densely woolly, basal ring of rigid hairs longer than cypsela; pappus scales biseriate, outer whorl longer than cypsela.
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Softly woody shrub to 2 m, aromatic when crushed. Leaves usually bipinnatisect, segments linear, margins revolute, often discolorous and grey-felted beneath, glabrescent above. Flower heads radiate, solitary, yellow to orange; bracts tailed. Achenes with 2 cuneate cavities.
Rhizomatous perennial with erect stems to 30 cm. Leaves pinnatisect, densely white-felted, undulate, dentate, recurved. Flower heads solitary, disc black, rays orange with red reverse; outer involucral bracts with linear, felted, reflexed tail.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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 6-7
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 revoluta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178676-1
WFO ID wfo-0000125712
COL ID GBW2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anemonospermos revoluta Arctotis cineraria Arctotis cuprea Arctotis grandiflora Arctotis glaucophylla Arctotis massoniana Arctotis aenea Arctotis revoluta Arctotis candida Anemonospermos glaucophylla Anemonospermos aenea