Othonna hallii B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Othonna

Characteristics

Caudiciform, dwarf shrublet, with 1-few-branched caudex with a minutely woolly crown, shortly exserted and then covered with dry leaf remains. Leaves tufted, oblanceolate, 20-80 x 5-20 mm, entire, very fleshy. Flowerheads 1-few on naked peduncles up to 200 mm long, radiate, yellow; involucre campanulate, ± 5 mm diam., bracts 5-8, dark tipped, ± 5 x 1-1.5 mm. Cypselas ± 2 mm long, pubescent; pappus ± 2 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Othonna hallii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236030-1
WFO ID wfo-0000002991
COL ID 4B2M5
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Synonyms

Othonna hallii