Syncarpha affinis (B.Nord.) B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Syncarpha

Characteristics

Straggling, grey-to rust-felted, sparsely branched shrublet to 60 cm. Leaves lanceolate, spreading, rusty on upper margins, brown-tipped. Flower heads discoid, solitary on slender peduncles, shallowly hemispherical, 20-30 mm diam.; bracts papery, obtuse, reddish or straw-coloured.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 7-8
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Syncarpha affinis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947251-1
WFO ID wfo-0000062606
COL ID 7B7D6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Helichrysum citrinum Helipterum affine Syncarpha affinis Helipterum citrinum Argyrocome citrina Helichrysum citrinum Syncarpha affinis var. affinis