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Osteospermum grandidentatum Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Osteospermum

Characteristics

Herba perennis; caules primo suberecti mox decumbentes vel subscandentes diffuse ramosi basi lignescentes 3-6 dm longi; caules et rami teretes striati parce vel rarius dense hispidi-pubescentes, pilis pluricellularibus glanduliferis, vel partibus vetustioribus glabrati; internodia 1-3 cm longa. Folia alterna sessilia utrinque ± glandulosoaspera-hispida-pubescentia vel glabrata obovata-oblanceolata-oblonga 2-4(-6) cm longa 1-3(-4) cm lata apice acuta vel saepius obtusa calloso-mucronulata basi semiamplexicaulia interdum ± auriculata margine leviter revoluta grosse sinuato-dentata-denticulata, dentibus callosis remotis utrinque 3-6 vulgo 1-2 mm altis; nervus medius subtus elevatus parce hispidus, nervi secundarii utrinque 3-4 vix conspicui anastomosantes. Pedunculi capitulorum terminales et axillares subgraciles irregulariter curvati glanduloso-asperi-hispidi-pubescentes foliis longiores 2-7 cm longi bracteis 1-3 lanceolatolinearibus-lineari-subulatis 1-2 cm longis instructi. Involucri squamae uni-vel subuniseriatae 8-12 fere aequilongae lineari-lanceolatae acuminatae (8-)10-12 mm longae 1.5-2.5 mm latae per medium dorsum glanduloso-scabridae margine sat late albido-scariosae. Flores radii 8-12; ligulae utrinque flavae vel subtus saepe passim cupreae-violaceae involucrum paullo superantes; flores disci flavi involucro fere dimidio breviores. Achaenia matura glabra fere laevia cylindracea vel cylindraceofusiformia c. 8 mm longa c. 2 mm diam.
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Sprawling, perennial herb, with several stems from a woody stock, 0.3-0.6 m long. Leaves alternate, sessile, pyriform, panduriform, elliptic or oblong, cuneate and half-clasping at base, sinuate, toothed, apex obtuse to acute. Capitula solitary on long peduncles; involucral bracts ± uniseriate, elliptic lanceolate, ± 10 mm long, glandular-pubescent and with long pointed hairs. Flowers yellow. Flowering time Aug.-May. Cypselae fusiform-cylindric, smooth.
Sprawling, roughly hairy perennial to 1 m. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, toothed, clasping at base. Flower heads radiate, solitary at branch tips, yellow. Achenes smooth, ± 8 mm long.
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Osteospermum grandidentatum world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235807-1
WFO ID wfo-0000037350
COL ID 6TBG8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Osteospermum natalense Osteospermum grandidentatum Osteospermum grandidentatum var. hispidum Osteospermum grandidentatum var. grandidentatum Osteospermum grandidentatum var. natalense
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