Ursinia cakilefolia Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ursinia

Characteristics

Erect or sprawling annual herb, up to 1.  tall. Leaves alternate, mostly bipinnatisect, 20-50 mm long, lobes linear, apex mucronate and long bristle-tipped. Flowerheads radiate, solitary on long peduncles; outer involucral bracts without appendages, triangular, submembranous, black-margined, apex of innermost bracts appendaged, membranous, ovate to rotund-obtuse; ray florets yellow or orange; disc florets yellow, occasionally dark purple or black at apex, paleae with prominent scale-like appendages.
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Sprawling annual to 45 cm. Leaves mostly bipinnatisect, 20-50 mm long, lobes linear. Flower heads radiate, solitary on long, terminal peduncles, yellow or orange, ± 25-50 mm diam., paleae boat-shaped and longer than disc florets; pappus scales 5, plus 5 bristles, biseriate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Environment

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

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Images

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Distribution

Ursinia cakilefolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:257086-1
WFO ID wfo-0000115536
COL ID 7F2F8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ursinia cakilefolia