Arctotis stoechadifolia P.J.Bergius

African daisy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arctotis

Characteristics

Perennial, diffusely branched, arachnose or pannose herbs 30–75 cm high, with trailing or decumbent to upright, robust shoots. Leaves obovate, or oblong-obovate, 5–10 (–15) cm long, 1–3 (–5) cm wide, densely to sparsely silvery-hairy, entire or toothed to lyrate-pinnatifid, with terminal lobe ovate, obtuse, and lateral lobes ±alternate, oblong; petioles long, ± woolly; upper cauline leaves sessile. Capitula 4–6 (–7) cm diam.; peduncles (6–) 10–15 (–20) cm long, erect, woolly; involucral bracts brownish or purplish-brown, scarious-margined; outer bracts linear-lanceolate, with whitish tomentose, linear appendages; inner bracts oblong-obovate, with 4–6 mm long obtuse appendages. Ray florets 20–30; ligule 2–3 cm long, whitish-creamy to yellow, reddish below. Disc florets dark purple. Achenes broadly obconical, 2.5–3.5 (–4) mm long, 3-ridged on inner face, brown, densely white-to yellowish-hairy. Pappus scales oblong, 4–6 mm long.
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Perennial. Stems trailing or decumbent, up to 1 m long, with dense appressed white tomentum. Lvs entire and toothed or lyrate-pinnatifid, densely silvery white-tomentose, petiolate, (3)-6-15 × 1-3.5 cm; terminal lobe ovate; lateral lobes oblong, alternate. Capitula solitary on long erect peduncles. Involucre 2-3 cm diam. Involucral bracts in 5 series, brownish, scarious, woody at base; outermost bracts narrowed into a tomentose linear appendage (1)-3-7 mm long; inner bracts oblong or obovate, tomentose in centre, scarious on margins. Ligules c. 3 cm long, cream, yellow, orange, brick-red or purple. Disc florets dark purplish. Achenes broadly obconic, with 2 furrows on 1 side, 2.5-4 mm long, densely villous with white to yellowish hairs. Pappus scales brown, scarious, oblong, up to 6 × 1.5 mm.
Sprawling, silvery woolly perennial with adventitiously rooting stems and erect flowering shoots to 35 cm. Leaves oblanceolate to lyrate-pinnatifid, densely white-felted. Flower heads radiate, solitary, disc black, rays cream-coloured or pale yellow with reddish reverse; outer bracts with woolly tail. Achenes with 2 elongate cavities.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.68
Root system adventitious-root
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Environment

A weed of roadsides and waste places, especially in sandy flats near beaches.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

It is considered a useful coastal erosion control plant, in addition to its ornamental value.
Uses ornamental
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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 35
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
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Images

Leaf

Arctotis stoechadifolia leaf picture by fernanda gimenez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Arctotis stoechadifolia flower picture by fernanda gimenez (cc-by-sa)
Arctotis stoechadifolia flower picture by uberannie (cc-by-sa)
Arctotis stoechadifolia flower picture by Meg Johnson (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Arctotis stoechadifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Spain, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Myanmar, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Uruguay, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178706-1
WFO ID wfo-0000095566
COL ID 67S3D
BDTFX ID 168989
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Arctotis grandis Anemonospermos stoechadifolia Arctotis decumbens Centaurea incana Arctotis stoechadifolia var. grandis Arctotis stoechadifolia var. stoechadifolia Arctotis stoechadifolia var. bergii Arctotis stoechadifolia