Athrixia heterophylla (Thunb.) Less.

Species

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Characteristics

Dwarf shrub, 0.10-0.45 m high. Leaves alternate, sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute, entire, margins glandular hairy, lower surface white-felty, leaf bases running down stem to form weak wings. Capitula radiate, solitary or a few together at end of stem; involucre funnel-or cup-shaped; bracts imbricate. Ray florets white or pink. Disc florets yellow. Flowering time July-Dec. Pappus of inner barbellate bristles alternating with outer shorter scales. Cypselae oblong, 4-6-angular.
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Cobwebby shrublet or perennial from woody rootstock, to 45 cm. Leaves ovate to narrowly linear, the lower much broader, with involute margins, slightly serrate, densely felted below, often scabrid above. Flower heads radiate, solitary, pink or magenta, outer pappus bristles scale-like.
A small shrub. It has a woody rootstock. It grows 45 cm tall. The leaves are narrowly oval. They are felted underneath and has some teeth along the edge. The flower heads are pink or red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.45
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Athrixia heterophylla world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:182866-1
WFO ID wfo-0000126610
COL ID JF43
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Athrixia heterophylla

Lower taxons

Athrixia heterophylla subsp. sessilifolia Athrixia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla