Author: |
Nordenstam & van Jaarsveld, 2005 |
Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
Origin: |
Central
Richtersveld; Northern Cape Province; South Africa |
Soil: |
Rock -
Grit - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
8 Centimetres |
Height: |
30 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Cliff
Squatter |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name by
Rune Bertil Nordenstam and Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld in 2005. It is found
in central Richtersveld, South Africa. Where it in the wild is growing
on the bare cliffs, it can be grown in a well drained mix with
some water and little to some sun, as they are found on the shadow
side (south). The caudex can grow to eight
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are bright 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 referring to it
being a cremnophyte, from the Greek, kremnos; 'cliff' and phyton;
'plant'. |