Ursinia discolor N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ursinia

Characteristics

Perennial suffrutex, 0.2-0.4 m high. Leaves densely cobwebby, rarely glabrescent tinny, ± 1 mm long, entire, 3-lobed or single. Capitula solitary with long peduncles; involucral bracts glabrous, glandular, all with appendages; outer acute-round; middle oblong. Paleae oblong. Ray florets yellow above, coppery below. Flowering time Dec.-May. Pappus of 5 scales, white, striate, elliptic with brown spot towards base. Cypselae slightly curved, obconical, rugulose-smooth, ribbed, base of cypsela with spiral wall thickening, glands scattered throughout; length with pappus scales 2.0-2.5 mm.
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Like U. heterodonta but grey-cobwebby, especially on young parts, leaves mostly smaller, ± 10 mm long and outer bracts also papery above.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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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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Distribution

Ursinia discolor world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:257099-1
WFO ID wfo-0000120506
COL ID 7F2HT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ursinia discolor Arctotis dentata Sphenogyne brevifolia Sphenogyne discolor Ursinia discolor