Arctotis sulcocarpa K.Lewin

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arctotis

Characteristics

Annual, up to 150 mm tall, stems short or absent. Leaves petiolate, lower-most lyrate-pinnatisect, upper leaves pinnatisect, glabrescent above, densely felted below. Involucre base rounded; outer involucral bracts with shortly reflexed apex, softly hairy. Ray florets neuter, limb pale yellow; disc florets hermaphrodite, dark. Cypsela obconical, 1 linear-triangular abaxial cavity, wings dentate, glabrous or pubescent, basal hairs when present shorter than cypsela; pappus absent or biseriate, both whorls of 8 scales, inner whorl much longer than outer whorl.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
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 1-2
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 sulcocarpa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Arctotis sulcocarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178709-1
WFO ID wfo-0000080150
COL ID GBWX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arctotis sulcocarpa