Athanasia flexuosa Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Athanasia

Characteristics

Densely leafy shrub, 1-2 m tall, grey-mealy on young parts. Leaves spreading or reflexed, linear-oblanceolate, 6-40 mm long, rarely lobed apically, glabrous or grey-mealy. Flowerheads mostly in simple, terminal corymbs, narrowly urn-shaped, discoid, paleate; florets 35-55, yellow, with basal ring of glandular hairs. Cypselas ribbed.
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Densely leafy shrub 1-2 m, grey-mealy on young parts. Leaves linear, spreading. Flower heads discoid, mostly in simple, terminal corymbs, yellow, paleate, florets 35-55, glandular-hairy in a basal ring.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Athanasia flexuosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:182759-1
WFO ID wfo-0000037970
COL ID J9RH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Athanasia glabrescens Athanasia flexuosa Athanasia tomentella Athanasia flexuosa var. flexuosa Athanasia flexuosa var. tomentella Athanasia oligocephala var. araneosa Athanasia oligocephala var. brachypoda Athanasia ebracteata var. brachypoda Athanasia ebracteata var. araneosa