Calostephane divaricata Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Calostephane

Characteristics

Erect branching herb to 1 m. Leaves up to 30 x 15 mm or sometimes larger, ovate or lanceolate, narrowed into a petiole-like base up to 20 mm long, then decurrent on the stem in long narrow wings, sparsely hairy, gland-dotted, margins coarsely toothed or subentire. Heads solitary at the tips of the branches. Involucre campanulate, c. 10 x 10 mm, bracts long-acuminate, bristle-tipped, pubescent, glandular. Rays and disc yellow. Achenes c. 2.5 mm long, subcylindric, ribbed, hairy, gland-dotted. Pappus of 5 very small hyaline scales alternating with an inner series of short bristles with relatively broad hyaline margins.
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Herb, up to 1 m high. Stems narrowly winged. Leaves ovate or lanceolate, sparsely hairy, gland-dotted, margins coarsely toothed or subentire. Heads solitary at tips of branches, with ray flowers. Involucral bracts linear. Inner pappus longer than outer, outer of small scales. Flowers yellow.
Life form annual
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) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Calostephane divaricata world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188073-1
WFO ID wfo-0000127960
COL ID 5X95K
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Synonyms

Calostephane setosa Calostephane eylesii Calostephane divaricata Calostephane foliosa Calostephane foliosa Calostephane schinzii Calostephane divaricata var. divaricata Calostephane divaricata var. schinzii Calostephane schinzii