Othonna cacalioides L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Othonna

Characteristics

Dwarf succulent to 10 cm, from tuber-like caudex. Leaves tufted, dry to green at flowering, small, from woolly crown, oblanceolate, sometimes finely toothed. Flower heads shortly radiate, mostly solitary on stiff, naked peduncles, yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Othonna cacalioides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Othonna cacalioides threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235972-1
WFO ID wfo-0000081382
COL ID 4B2KB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Othonna pillansii Othonna cacalioides Othonna minima Othonna pygmaea