Pteronia unguiculata S.Moore

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pteronia

Characteristics

A small divaricately branched shrub; branches pale, shortly jointed, glabrous Leaves opposite, small and ericoid, somewhat club-shaped, obtuse, about 4 mm long, fleshy, glabrous. Heads solitary, obtuse in bud, subcylindric, nearly 1 cm long. Involucral bracts yellow, about 6-seriate, broadly truncate and acutely mucronate, entire, somewhat membranous, glabrous. Corolla, glabrous. Achenes villous. Pappus pale yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Pteronia unguiculata world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:240325-1
WFO ID wfo-0000124483
COL ID 4PZYG
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Synonyms

Pteronia unguiculata