| Author: |
Friedrich R.R. Schlechter, 1899 |
| Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Northern Cape; South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
7 Centimetres |
| Height: |
23 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Scaly
Othonna |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Asteraceae family was given this name by Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter in
1899. It is found
in
Northern Cape; southern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to seven
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 23 centimetres in
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 from
the Greek word lepis or lepidos, 'scale', and the
Latin word caulis, 'stem'; for the scaly stem.
This is a winter-grower. |
