Syncarpha eximia (L.) B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Syncarpha

Characteristics

Robust, closely leafy shrub, 0.6-2.0 m high. Leaves alternate, large, broadly ovate or broadly elliptic, apex acute to acuminate, densely set, imbricate, densely and softly long-hairy, sessile, semi-amplexicaul, entire. Capitula discoid, large, many in dense, sessile or subsessile corymbs at ends of branches; involucral bracts imbricate, red. Florets pink, reddish or orange. Flowering time Feb.-Apr. Pappus of basally connate, plumose bristles. Cypselae yellow, oblong, angular or ribbed, densely globose hairy.
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Mostly single-stemmed, robust, closely leafy, silvery felted shrub to 40 cm. Leaves ovate, imbricate, ascending. Flower heads discoid, large, crowded in dense corymbs nested in leaves, hemispherical, 20-25 mm diam.; bracts papery, obtuse, bright red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 2.0
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Syncarpha eximia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947248-1
WFO ID wfo-0000027550
COL ID 7B7FH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Argyrocome eximium Helichrysum eximium Gnaphalium eximium Helipterum eximium Syncarpha eximia Anaxeton eximium Astelma eximium