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Pentzia cooperi Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pentzia

Characteristics

Shrub, up to 1.5 m high; aromatic. Leaves alternate, sessile; blade oblong or linear, margins entire, apex 2-or 3(-5)-toothed, apex of upper leaves entire, base narrowly cuneate; gland-dotted, glabrous. Heads discoid, many in terminal, compound corymbs; pedunculate. Involucral bracts with scarious margins. Receptacle epaleate. Flowers: disc florets only; corolla 5-lobed, bright yellow; Mar.-Jul. Fruit with cypsela obliquely wedge-shaped, 5-ribbed, with glands between ribs. Pappus a single, oblique scale.
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Aromatic shrub, up to 1.5 m high, young parts cobwebby floccose. Leaves alternate, sessile, oblong or narrowly cuneate, entire or 2-or 3(-5)-toothed at apex, gland-dotted. Capitula discoid, subglobose, many in terminal, compound corymbs. Florets bright yellow. Flowering time Jan.-July. Pappus a single oblique membranous scale. Cypselae obliquely wedge-shaped.
Shrub, up to 1.5 m high. Leaves alternate, sessile, oblong or narrowly cuneate, entire or 2-or 3(-5)-toothed at tips, gland-dotted. Heads many in terminal, compound corymbs. Flowers bright yellow.
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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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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Pentzia cooperi world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236821-1
WFO ID wfo-0000119564
COL ID 76PK9
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Synonyms

Pentzia cooperi
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