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Pentzia dentata Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pentzia

Characteristics

Much-branched shrub, 0.3-2.0 m high, greyish canescent. Leaves alternate, petiolate, cuneate, apex truncate and dentate, 3-nerved. Capitula discoid, funnel-shaped or cylindrical, many together in terminal corymbs on short peduncles. Florets bright yellow. Flowering time Nov., Dec. Pappus an auriculately-shaped scale. Cypselae obliquely wedge-shaped.
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Erect-stemmed shrublet, up to 600 mm tall, young branches densely grey felted. Leaves petiolate, cuneate, palmately toothed to lobed above, 5-8 mm long. Flowerheads discoid, obconical, yellow, 3 mm diam., 25-76 cm dense, umbellate corymbs on peduncles 2-10 mm long; involucral bracts ovate, obtuse. Pappus 1/2 as long as cypsela.
Silvery felted, aromatic, twiggy shrublet 60 cm. Leaves petiolate, deltoid, palmately toothed to lobed above. Flower heads discoid, in dense, terminal corymbs, 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) 0.45 - 1.3
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Pentzia dentata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236825-1
WFO ID wfo-0000074392
COL ID 76PMD
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Synonyms

Pentzia dentata Gnaphalium dentatum Pentzia flabelliformis Pentzia crenata Gastrosulum dichotomum Matricaria dichotoma
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