Athanasia vestita Druce

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Athanasia

Characteristics

Many-branched shrub, up to 1 m high; glabrous. Leaves alternate, linear to ensiform, often curved upwards, acute, entire. Capitula discoid, many in dense, compound corymbs, pedunculate; involucre narrowly campanulate to oblong; bracts imbricate, ovate to oblong, acute or obtuse, glabrous, becoming reddish brown. Receptacle paleate, paleae narrowly oblong, acute, lacerate at apex. Disc florets tubular, glabrous, yellow. Flowering time Nov. Pappus absent. Cypselae cylindric, apically with small rim, 5-10-ribbed.
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Compact, densely leafy shrub to 1 m. Leaves simple, linear. Flower heads discoid, small, in dense, terminal, compound corymbs, yellow, paleate, florets < 10.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Athanasia vestita world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:182839-1
WFO ID wfo-0000091341
COL ID J9TZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pteronia fasciculata Tanacetum vestitum Athanasia fasciculata Morysia fasciculata Athanasia vestita