Crassothonna capensis (L.H.Bailey) B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Crassothonna

Characteristics

Fleshy, perennial herb, stems 0.2 m long. Leaves ± terete, linear-oblong, mostly acute, up to 30 mm long. Inflorescence a terminal, 2-5-headed subcorymb; peduncles up to 100 mm long; pedicels up to 50 mm long, slender. Capitula 15 mm in diam.; involucral bracts ± 8, oblong, acute, margined, 5 mm long, basally connate; rays (8-10 and disc white or yellow. Flowering time May. Pappus of white hairs, 3-4 mm long. Cypselae glabrous, 1.5 mm long.
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Sprawling succulent to 1.5 m, rooting at nodes. Leaves fleshy, fusiform, sometimes whorled, woolly in axils. Flower heads radiate, mostly few on slender, terminal peduncles, white or yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2
Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 6-7
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Crassothonna capensis world distribution map, present in New Zealand and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77123779-1
WFO ID wfo-0001334479
COL ID Z723
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Othonna crassifolia Othonna capensis Othonna filicaulis Crassothonna capensis