Othonna triplinervia Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Othonna

Characteristics

Glaucous, semi-fleshy shrub, up to 1.5 m high; stems brittle, nude and scarred below. Leaves crowded at branch tips, obovate, obtuse, up to 80 mm long, margins entire to repand, 3-nerved. Inflorescences terminal, loosely corymbose, capitula few-several; peduncles and pedicels up to 100 mm long. Capitula up to 20 mm in diam.; involucral bracts ± 5, oblong, up to 7 mm long; rays (± 5 and disc yellow. Flowering time all year, mainly Mar. Pappus of white hairs, 5 mm long. Cypselae hairy, 4 mm long.
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Brittle-stemmed shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves crowded at branch tips, obovate, scarcely lobed. Flower heads radiate, many in terminal corymbs on long peduncles, yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

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Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 7-8
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Othonna triplinervia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236168-1
WFO ID wfo-0000040927
COL ID 75CPR
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Othonna triplinervia