Zyrphelis monticola (Compton) Zinnecker

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Zyrphelis

Characteristics

Suffrutex parvus alt. ad 6 in., ramis basi decumbentibus. Caules tenues, basi lignosi foliosi in pedunculis longis terminalibus erectis prolongati, infra glabri supra longis pilis sparse instructi. Folia lineare-lanceolata, long. 4-6-8 lin., lat. 3/4-1 1/4 lin., erecto-patentia, marginibus et aliquando mesonervis longe ciliatis. Pedunculi long. 2-3 in., tenues, glandulo-pubescentes, bracteis 1-2 parvis distantibus. Involucrum c. 13 bracteis oblongis obtusis, glandulo-pubescentibus, long. 2 lin., lat. 1/2 lin., paucis bracteis minoribus exterioribus. Flores radiales c. 13, ligulati, coerulei, disci numerosi. Achaenia maturitate fere nigra, pubescentia. Pappus plumosus long. 1 1/2 lin.
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Sparsely hairy, sprawling subshrub to 20 cm. Leaves linear, channelled. Flower heads radiate, solitary, yellow with blue rays.
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Distribution

Zyrphelis monticola world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77114509-1
WFO ID wfo-0001331934
COL ID 5DDQW
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Synonyms

Felicia monticola Zyrphelis monticola