Biology:Syncarpha speciosissima
Syncarpha speciosissima | |
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Dry flowers of the Cape everlasting | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Syncarpha |
Species: | S. speciosissima
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Binomial name | |
Syncarpha speciosissima (L.) B.Nord.
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Subspecies | |
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Synonyms[1] [2] | |
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Syncarpha speciosissima, the Cape everlasting or Cape sewejaartjie, is a species of plant from South Africa.
Description
Syncarpha speciosissima is a shrublet with erect stems that grows to be 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) tall. It is covered in white wooly hairs and produces new shoots every year.[3] The light grey-green leaves are held close to the base of the stem and are oblong or linear in shape.[3][4]
Disc-shaped flower heads are borne on the ends of long stems between July and January. They have a diameter of 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in).[5] The center starts off yellow, turning brown with age.[3] The flower is surrounded by sharply pointed petal-like bracts.[4] They have a papery texture and are white or cream in colour.[5]
Distribution and habitat
This species in endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa , where it grows on sandstone slopes between the Cape Peninsula and Tradouws Pass.[5] It prefers the upper slopes of mountains and grows in open areas between bushes.[4]
References
- ↑ "Syncarpha speciosissima subsp. angustifolia". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4236349.
- ↑ "Syncarpha speciosissima subsp. speciosissima". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/7223534.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Clarke, Hugh G.; Merry, Corinne (2019). Wild flowers of the Cape Peninsula (3rd ed.). Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 978-1-77584-640-6. OCLC 1124073483. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1124073483.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2012). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region : 1: the core Cape flora. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute, SANBI. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. OCLC 852384288. https://www.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/documents/documents/strelitzia-29-2012.pdf.
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