Felicia tenella (L.) Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Felicia

Characteristics

Thinly hairy annual, 5-25 cm. Leaves linear, scabrid on margins. Flower heads radiate, solitary, yellow with blue, violet or white rays.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Felicia tenella unspecified picture

Distribution

Felicia tenella world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:207780-1
WFO ID wfo-0000042384
COL ID 3DXMB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Felicia tenella Aster tenellus var. tenellus Felicia tenella var. tenella Aster tenellus var. robustus

Lower taxons

Felicia tenella subsp. tenella Felicia tenella subsp. pusilla Felicia tenella subsp. longifolia Felicia tenella subsp. cotuloides