Dimorphotheca ecklonis Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Dimorphotheca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cyanogenetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dimorphotheca ecklonis world distribution map, present in Australia, Mauritius, Réunion, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235793-1
WFO ID wfo-0000117072
COL ID 6TBG4
BDTFX ID 47055
INPN ID 111823
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Synonyms

Dimorphotheca ecklonis Osteospermum ecklonis