Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Felicia aethiopica
Common name:
Bloublombossie, Wild aster, Dwarf felicia
Family:
Asteraceae (Aster)
Distribution:
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
National red list:
Least Concern
Comments:
It flowers all year round and produces many small fruits. Attached to the small, light fruit is a tuft of hairs called a pappus and, when the wind blows, acts like a parachute to disperse the seed.
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Locations
1:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 1999-424/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
2:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 1999-424/2 • Provenance: Horticultural
3:
Upper garden, rockeries
(Ur)
• Accession: 1999-424/3 • Provenance: Horticultural
Area
Individual