| Author: | Augustin
Pyramus de Candolle, 1837 |
| Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Western
Cape, South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
14 Centimetres |
| Height: |
45 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Asteraceae family was
given this name by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1837. It is found in
the Western Cape in South Africa, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The swollen
root base can grow to fourteen centimetres in diameter while the
entire plant can reach 45 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
after the large seeds. |
