Ursinia paleacea Moench

Long-stalk parachute daisy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ursinia

Characteristics

Perennial shrub, 0.25-0.60 m high. Leaves pinnatisect, lobes linear to filiform. Capitula solitary; peduncles varying in length; involucral bracts variable in size, shape and pubescence; outer linear-acuminate, with round apex, black margins, no appendages; middle broad at base, becoming acuminate with round appendages; inner bracts sometimes large and green, with round apical appendages. Paleae oblong. Ray florets yellow or coppery below. Flowering time Nov. Pappus of 5 scales, white, obovate, striate with brown spot towards base; length of cypsela and pappus scale 1.8-2.6 mm long. Cypselae slightly curved, obconical, smooth, with spiral wall thickenings at base and glands scattered throughout.
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Shrub to 90 cm. Leaves pinnatisect, 20-60 mm long, lobes linear to filiform. Flower heads radiate, solitary on elongate peduncles, yellow, sometimes with greenish ring, dark on reverse, 20-50 mm diam.; pappus scales 5, uniseriate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.58 - 0.75
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Ursinia paleacea unspecified picture

Distribution

Ursinia paleacea world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:257128-1
WFO ID wfo-0000133221
COL ID 7F2GP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sphenogyne paleacea Arctotis crithmoides Ursinia paleacea Sphenogyne anethifolia Ursinia crithmoides Sphenogyne grandiflora Arctotis coronopifolia Arctotis trifurcata Ursinia crithmifolia Arctotis crithmifolia Arctotis paleacea Ursinia anethifolia Sphenogyne crithmifolia var. crithmifolia Ursinia crithmifolia var. crithmifolia Sphenogyne crithmifolia var. grandiflora Ursinia crithmifolia var. grandiflora Sphenogyne crithmifolia var. trifurcata Ursinia anethifolia Sphenogyne crithmifolia Ursinia longiscapa