Perdicium leiocarpum Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Perdicium

Characteristics

Acaulescent, tufted perennial, up to 200 mm tall. Leaves radical, prostrate, lyrate-pinnatifid, 50-180 mm long, lobes rounded, glabrous or thinly cobwebby above but whitish-woolly beneath. Flowerheads solitary on naked scapes, obscurely radiate, 25-35 mm diam., white. Cypselas glabrous, beaked.
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Like P. capense but leaves thickly white-woolly below and achenes glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Perdicium leiocarpum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236894-1
WFO ID wfo-0000114550
COL ID 76S46
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gerbera leiocarpa Perdicium leiocarpum