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Berkheya glabrata (Thunb.) Fourc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Berkheya

Characteristics

Herba perennis erecta, verisimiliter cr. 40-50 cm alta. Caulis in parte superiore ramosus, levissime tomentosus, glabrescens, foliatus. Folia alterna, sessilia, semiamplexicaulia, rigida, basalia ± conferta, anguste obovata, basin versus angustata, cr. 20 cm longa, cr. 5 cm lata, pinnatilobata lobis in cr. 10 iugis dispositis semi-orbicularibus profunde spinosi-dentatis; folia caulina oblonga, suprema ovati-oblonga et basi cordata, spinosi-dentata, omnia supra et subtus pilis nyalinis (glanduliferis?) obtecta et ceterum levissime tomentosa, ± glabrescentia. Capitula complura in apicibus ramorum, discoidea, involucri squamis expansis (5-)6-7(-10) cm diam. Involucri squamae patentes, indumento foliis similes, lanceolati-subulatae, cr. 5-7 mm latae, margine spinis 2-5 mm longis ± remotis obsitae, mediae (25-)30-40 mm longae, ceterae breviores. Achaenia cr. 2.5 mm longa, pilis brevibus densis obsita. Pappi squamae subbiseriatae, cr. 10+10, oblongi-obovatae, subobtusae, apicem versus denticulatae, cr. 2 mm longae.
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Tufted perennial, up to 1 m tall, stems thinly cobwebbed, glabrescent. Leaves narrowly obovate, ± 10-pinnatifid, basal ones up to 0.2 m long, upper smaller and amplexicaul, thinly cobwebbed and glabrescent, minutely glandular-haired beneath, lobes multiple-toothed and spine-tipped. Flowerheads in open cymes, discoid, yellow, 60-100 mm diam.; involucral bracts lanceolate with spiny margins, thinly cobwebbed and glabrescent, median longest, 25-40 mm long. Pappus scales 10 + 10, oblong-obovate, ± obtuse, ± 2 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Berkheya glabrata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77205521-1
WFO ID wfo-0000087410
COL ID LL89
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Synonyms

Stobaea glabrata Berkheya glabrata
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