Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Dolichothrix

Characteristics

Woody, dwarf shrub, 0.1-0.2 m high. Leaves small, scale-like, tightly appressed, < 2 mm long, upper surface woolly-hairy; lower surface arachnoid, very densely glandular. Capitula homogamous, discoid, 6-8 x 8 mm, 1-3 terminal, 24-28-flowered, funnel-shaped; involucral bracts 48-52, in several rows, reflexed in upper third, apex opaque, milky-white. Florets ± 3.5 mm long, scarcely widening towards lobes, reddish. Nectaries absent. Flowering time sporadic, mainly Dec.-Mar., rarely in Aug. Pappus of 18-24 bristles, fused at base. Cypselae very densely hairy with twin-hairs.
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Rounded, minute-leaved shrub to 70 cm, branches white-felted. Leaves adpressed to stem, scale-like. Flower heads discoid, solitary, crowded at branch tips, purplish, bracts white, reflexed at tips.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
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Soil texture 5-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Cold (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified)
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Distribution

Dolichothrix ericoides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448809-2
WFO ID wfo-0000082289
COL ID 377CV
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Synonyms

Aphelexis ericoides Helichrysum ericoides Argyrocome ericoides Gnaphalium argyrocoma Xeranthemum moniliforme Dolichothrix ericoides Helichrysum arctioides Xeranthemum ericoides