| Author: |
John Jacob Lavranos, 2002 | |
Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
| Origin: |
N-W South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix - Gravel |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres? |
| Height: |
12 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Asteraceae family
was given this name by John Jacob Lavranos in 2002. It is found in
north-western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil or grit with
some water and some sun. I think the caudex can grow to
five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to twelve 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 is named
after Petr Pavelka, 1971- ,a Czech writer, botanist, and taxonomist, who
has worked extensively on the Crassulaceae family, who collected it in
1993 in the north of the Cape Province near the town of Steinkopf.
I have not been able
to get it confirmed, but I expect this to be a winter grower in the
wild. |
