Inulanthera leucoclada (Dc.) Källersjö

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Inulanthera

Characteristics

Single-stemmed, reseeding shrub 0.30-1.5 m, stems simple or sparsely branched in upper half, branches 2-4 mm diam., densely whitish woolly, sometimes glabrescent. Leaves sub-erect to spreading, ovate to lanceolate, 5-40 x 5-10 mm, base cuneate, margins sharply serrate, glabrous, coriaceous; axillary shoots absent. Capitula in dense compound corymbs 25-40 mm across, branches 10-35 mm long, inflorescence bracts lanceolate, 5-10 x 2-5 mm. Involucre subglobose, 8-10 x 7-12 mm, puberulous or glabrous; outer bracts ovate, 5 x 1-2 mm, acuminate, margins serrulate. Receptacle paleate. Florets 60 to 70. Pappus formed by cypsela ribs extended apically into horns 0.2-0.3 mm long, sometimes broadly membranous or scale-like and ± connate basally. Cypselas obconic, 1-2 x 0.5-1.0 mm, prominently 8-to 10-ribbed, glabrous to slightly scabrid.
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Sparingly branched, slender shrub, 0.6-1.2 m high, branches white-tomentose, sometimes glabrous. Leaves alternate, sessile, narrowly ovate or lower ones oblong, margins sharply serrate, the upper leaves sometimes entire, glabrous, without axillary leaf tufts or shoots. Capitula discoid, in simple or compound, terminal corymbs. Receptacle paleate. Florets tubular below, dilated above, yellow. Flowering time Feb.-July. Pappus of small scales. Cypselae narrowly obovate.
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.2
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Soil humidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Inulanthera leucoclada world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:942545-1
WFO ID wfo-0000033411
COL ID 6MVFH
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Synonyms

Hymenolepis leucoclada Athanasia leucoclada Inulanthera leucoclada