Osteospermum microcarpum (Harv.) Norl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Osteospermum

Characteristics

Herba annua 0.5-1 m alta; caulis erectus teres striatus glanduloso-pubescens partibus vetustioribus saepe glabratus e basi lignescens usque 8 mm crassus superne parce ramosus; axis primarius corymbo terminatus in speciminibus vetustioribus ramis lateralibus corymbiferis valde superatus. Folia alterna crassiuscula glanduloso-pubescentia vel subglabra; inferiora et media ambitu rhomboidea-ovata-elliptica-oblanceolata 3-5(-8) cm longa 1-3(-5) cm lata basin versus 296 cuneatim in petiolum semiamplexicaulem interdum basi minute rotundato-auriculatum 1-2(-4) cm longum angustata apice acuta vel rarius obtusa margine basi excepta grosse sinuato-dentata-inciso-pinnatifida saepe prominenter trinervia; superiora (ob)lanceolata (vel summa sublinearia) sessilia vel in petiolum brevem attenuata basi ± late auriculata margine sinuato-dentata-remote denticulata. Inflorescentiae laxae in caule et ramis terminales corymbosae; pedicelli capitulorum glanduloso-puberuli 1-5 cm longi laxe bracteati, bracteis subulatis 2-3 mm longis; capitula fructifera nutantia. Involucri squamae c. 20 biseriatae fere aequilongae (vel de exterioribus 1-3 breviores) lineares vel lineari-lanceolatae 4-6 mm longae 0.7-1.2 mm latae acute acuminatae dorso parce glandulosae interiores margine late albido-scariosae. Flores radii involucri squamas numero aequantes; ligulae flavae vel aurantiacae involucro 2-3-plo longiores; flores disci numerosi flavi. Achaenia 4-5 mm longa triangularia, omni latere ad medium sulco ± conspicuo instructo, minute foveolata et rugosa vel sublaevia, trialata, alis subhyalinis 1-1.5 mm latis; cavernula apicalis trifenestrata, fenestris ovalibus 0.5-1 mm longis.
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Robust, roughly glandular-hairy annual, up to 0.8 m tall. Leaves alternate, glandular-pubescent to subglabrous, lower and middle ones rhomboid, ovate, elliptic to oblanceolate, base tapered into a distinct petiole, often prominently 3-nerved from base, upper ones oblanceolate to sublinear, sessile, auriculate, margin sinuate-dentate to sub-entire. Flowerheads radiate, small, in upper corymbs; ray florets much longer than involucral bracts, yellow to orange; disc florets yellow. Cypselas 4-5 mm long, triangular, 3-winged, with 3 small, apical windows.
Robust, roughly glandular-hairy annual to 80 cm. Leaves oblanceolate, toothed to pinnatifid, the upper clasping. Flower heads radiate, small, yellow. Achenes 4-5 mm long, winged, apical chamber 3-fenestrate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 6-7
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food invertebrate food
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 18
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Osteospermum microcarpum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235837-1
WFO ID wfo-0000072576
COL ID 6TCZW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Osteospermum microcarpum Osteospermum microcarpum var. microcarpum Tripteris microcarpa var. microcarpa

Lower taxons

Osteospermum microcarpum subsp. microcarpum