Othonna eriocarpa (Dc.) Sch.Bip.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Othonna

Characteristics

Glabrous, fleshy, perennial herb, up to 200 mm high, tuberous-rooted; stems simple or branched. Leaves sessile, ± entire to pinnatifid, lobes ± 3 on each side, up to 60 mm long, base petiolate, axils woolly. Capitula campanulate, 15 mm in diam., yellow; peduncles up to 60 mm long; pedicels up to 50 mm long; involucral bracts ovate-oblong, subacute, basally connate, 10 mm long. Flowering time June-Aug. Pappus of yellowish, silky hairs, 20 mm long. Cypselae hirsute, yellowish, 6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Othonna eriocarpa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236011-1
WFO ID wfo-0000017027
COL ID 4B2LG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Doria eriocarpa Othonna eriocarpa