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Haplocarpha lyrata Harv.

Harp onefruit (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Haplocarpha

Characteristics

Perennial herb, rosulate or with short prostrate stems, 0.1-0.3 m high. Leaves petiolate, lyrate-pinnatisect, sometimes elliptic, 35-150 mm long; involucral bracts in many rows, outer bracts apex white-tomentose. Ray florets female, fertile, limb yellow. Disc florets many, hermaphrodite, corolla yellow. Filaments papillose. Flowering time Aug.-Mar. Pappus of scales in 1 series, apex acuminate-serrate, 4-5 mm long. Cypselae smooth, silky-villous, 3 abaxial ribs conspicuous, basal ring of hairs ± equal in length to cypsela.
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Tufted, densely white-woolly perennial to 20 cm. Leaves lyrate-pinnatisect, discolorous, glabrous above. Flower heads radiate, solitary, scapose, yellow. Achenes silky throughout, at base tufted with hairs longer than achene, and pappus exceeding achene.
Perennial herb, up to 300 mm tall. Involucral bracts in several series. Pappus scales tapering into very slender, bristle-shaped, scabrous point. Flowers with yellow rays; October to January and in April.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Haplocarpha lyrata world distribution map, present in United States of America and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:211420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000127913
COL ID 6LBNW
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Synonyms

Haplocarpha lyrata Haplocarpha leichtlinii Gorteria acaulis Haplocarpha thunbergii Haplocarpha thunbergii Arctotis adpressa
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