Ursinia anethoides N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ursinia

Characteristics

Perennial shrub, 0.2-0.5 m high. Leaves pinnatisect, 5-20 mm long. Capitula solitary; peduncles long; involucral bracts ± pubescent, glandular, with black margins; outer linear, ovate without appendages; middle oblong, membrane-edged; inner with round, transparent, apical appendages. Paleae oblong. Ray florets yellow. Flowering time all year. Pappus of 5 scales, white, elliptic to round, striate with brown spot towards base. Cypselae slightly curved, obconical, rugulose-smooth, base of cypsela with spiral wall thickening, glands scattered throughout cypsela; length with pappus scales 2.1-2.5 mm.
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Like U. paleacea but leaves smaller, 5-20 mm long, stems densely leafy. Flower heads on wiry peduncles, yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ursinia anethoides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:257077-1
WFO ID wfo-0000109730
COL ID 7F2G7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sphenogyne anethoides Sphenogyne anethoides var. anethoides Ursinia anethoides