Pentzia quinquefida Less.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pentzia

Characteristics

Shrub, up to 0.75 m high; erect, all young parts silky canescent. Leaves alternate, sessile; blade obovate in outline, apex truncate, 3-5-toothed or lobulate, teeth or lobes obtuse, upper leaves linear, entire, base cuneate, tapering to petiole-like base, silky canescent. Heads discoid, solitary; peduncle up to 150 mm long. Involucral bracts obtuse, silky canescent. Receptacle epaleate. Flowers: disc florets only; corolla 5-lobed, yellow; Jan.-Mar. Fruit with cypsela oblong, 5-ribbed, glandular between ribs. Pappus an auriculately shaped scale, dentate.
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Erect shrub, 0.22-0.75 m high, all the young parts silky canescent. Leaves alternate, petiolate, base cuneate, apex truncate, 3-5-toothed or lobulate, teeth or lobes obtuse, upper leaves linear, entire. Capitula discoid, solitary, pedunculate; involucral bracts obtuse. Florets yellow. Flowering time July-Jan. (Apr.). Pappus an auriculately-shaped scale. Cypselae obliquely wedge-shaped.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.49 - 0.75
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Pentzia quinquefida world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236851-1
WFO ID wfo-0000025144
COL ID 76PLD
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Synonyms

Cotula quinquefida Pentzia quinquefida var. quinquefida Pentzia quinquefida