Crassothonna clavifolia (Marloth) B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Crassothonna

Characteristics

Dwarf, rounded or cushion-forming, caudiciform shrublet, with highly branched stem, up to 100 mm tall. Leaves crowded at branch tips, obovoid or clavate, 15-40 x 6-8 mm, highly succulent. Flowerheads solitary on peduncles 25-60 mm long, radiate, yellow; involucre campanulate, 6-8 mm diam., bracts 6-8, 5-6 x 1-1.5 mm. Cypselas ± 2 mm long, pubescent; pappus ± 3 mm long.
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Light 4-8
Soil humidity 1-7
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Distribution

Crassothonna clavifolia world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Conservation status

Crassothonna clavifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77123780-1
WFO ID wfo-0001334480
COL ID Z724
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Synonyms

Othonna clavifolia Crassothonna clavifolia