Author: | John Hutchinson,
1914 |
Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
Origin: |
Cape of
Good Hope, South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit -
Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
Height: |
25
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Asteraceae
family was described by John Hutchinson in 1914. It is found on the Cape
of Good Hope in South Africa, growing in grit or other well drained
soil with little water and some sun. The stem will grow up to eight
centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 25 centimetres
height. The flowers are yellow.
The genera name from the Greek
othone, 'a linen cloth or napkin', in allusion to the downy
covering of some of the earlier known species. The species name
means 'swollen root'. |