Othonna quinquedentata Thunb.

Species

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Characteristics

Straggling shrublet, up to 1.5 m high, ± fleshy; stems slender, erect, closely leafy below. Leaves sessile, ± clasping, ± decurrent, ascending, cuneate-oblong, up to 150 mm long, ± 5-toothed near apex to entire, callous-margined, ± leathery, veins prominent. Inflorescence a loose, terminal panicle. Capitula ± 12 mm in diam.; involucral bracts 7 or 8, oblong, acute, connate below, 4-5 mm long; rays (± 8) and disc yellow. Flowering time Sept.-Apr. Pappus of white hairs, 2 mm long. Cypselae silky-villous, 1-2 mm long.
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Shrub with several, slender, erect stems to 1 m. Leaves ascending, leathery, crowded below, oblanceolate to obovate, often toothed above. Flower heads radiate, many in lax, terminal corymbs, yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.25
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Soil texture 5-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Images

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Distribution

Othonna quinquedentata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236119-1
WFO ID wfo-0000021346
COL ID 4B2PT
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Synonyms

Othonna quinquedentata Othonna denticulata Othonna subumbellata