Hertia alata (Thunb.) Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Hertia

Characteristics

Erect or diffuse, succulent shrub or shrublet, 0.3-1.3 m high, glabrous, branches flexuous. Leaves 18 x 6-12 mm, obovate, obtuse, decurrent into stem wings, leathery, veins absent, entire, margins thickened. Capitula yellow, up to 10 mm in diam., few to 20 in a subsessile, branching corymb; pedicels swollen upwards; involucral bracts ± 5, oblong, subacute, 6 mm long, connate to middle. Flowering time Aug.-Nov. Pappus of many delicate bristles. Cypselae densely hairy.
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Slender-stemmed shrub to 80 cm. Leaves decurrent in broad stem wings, oblanceolate towards base, obovoid above. Flower heads disciform, few in nodding, terminal or axillary clusters, yellow.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.3
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 4-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Hertia alata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235948-1
WFO ID wfo-0000026290
COL ID 6LRLX
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Synonyms

Hertia alata Othonna alata Cineraria alata Doria alata