Osmitopsis dentata (Thunb.) K.Bremer

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Osmitopsis

Characteristics

Perennial to 50 cm with erect stems from woody rootstock. Leaves oblanceolate, the lower larger, spreading, the upper ascending, sharply toothed, 5-45 mm long. Flower heads radiate, large, solitary, yellow with white rays; pappus of subequal scales.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm tall. The rootstock is woody. The leaves are broadly sword shaped. They have double teeth. The flower heads are large and yellow with white rays.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

The leaves are eaten and also used for flavouring.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Images

Osmitopsis dentata unspecified picture

Distribution

Osmitopsis dentata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235747-1
WFO ID wfo-0000067825
COL ID 75B2Z
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Buphthalmum dentatum Osmitopsis dentata Osmites dentata Anthemis afra