Othonna gymnodiscus (Dc.) Sch.Bip.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Othonna

Characteristics

Erect, glabrous, fleshy, perennial herb, tuberous-rooted, crown woolly, stems up to 0.5 m high, ± unbranched. Leaves sessile, round-eared, subacute, entire. Capitula broadly campanulate, 15 mm in diam., yellow; involucral bracts oblong-lanceolate, acute, basally connate, 8 mm long. Flowering time June-Oct. Pappus of reddish silky hairs, 12 mm long. Cypselae striate, hairy, 7 mm long.
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Tuberous, erect or sprawling, succulent perennial to 35 cm. Leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, leathery, tapering below and weakly clasping. Flower heads disciform, solitary, terminal or axillary, yellow; disc florets ± without pappus, pappus of marginal florets much elongated in fruit.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Othonna gymnodiscus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236029-1
WFO ID wfo-0000091631
COL ID 4B2M3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Doria gymnodiscus Othonna gymnodiscus