Gazania heterochaeta Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Gazania

Characteristics

Tufted, acaulescent perennial, up to 100 mm tall. Leaves simple to weakly pinnatilobed, white-felted below, sparsely echinate and also slightly cobwebby above. Flowerheads radiate, yellow to orange; involucre campanulate, 7-10 mm wide, connate, flat to slightly intrusive at base, glabrous to mealy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 8 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Gazania heterochaeta world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:208685-1
WFO ID wfo-0000069938
COL ID 3FFZG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gazania heterochaeta Gazania humilis Meridiana heterochaeta