Didelta carnosa (L.f.) Aiton var. tomentosa (Less.) Roessler

국표에 없다.

A captivating grey-foliage shrublet that is covered in bright yellow flowers from late winter into spring. It grows on dunes and sandy coastal flats and is ideal for seaside gardens.

Didelta carnosa var. tomentosa is a sprawling rounded shrublet up to 1 m tall. The leaves are up to 100 mm long, fleshy, oblanceolate, with rounded tips and tapering towards the base, and margins folded under. Both surfaces of the leaves are densely covered in white hair or grey felt.

The flowerheads are 40-70 mm in diameter, solitary on leafless stalks at the ends of branches. Two visible collars of bracts appear below the flowerhead. The inner bracts are narrow and toothed, while the outer bracts are broad and spreading. The disc- and ray-florets are yellow. Flowering occurs from late winter through spring to early summer (July to December).

The Red List of South African Plants lists the conservation status of this widespread species as Least Concern (LC).

Distribution and habitat

The distribution-range of Didelta carnosa var. tomentosa extends from southern Namibia down the west coast of South Africa and along the south coast as far as Wilderness. This species frequents coastal dunes and sandy flats.

[남부 나미비아에서 남아프리카의 서해안을 따라 그리고 남쪽 해안을 따라 Wilderness까지 이어집니다. 이 종은 해안 사구와 모래 평지를 자주 찾는다.]

Derivation of name and historical aspects

The genus name Didelta is derived from Greek, where di- refers to ‘two’, and delta, which represents a triangle, this describes the two rows of triangular shaped bracts. The species name carnosa, Latin meaning ‘fleshy’, is in reference to the texture of the leaves. The variety name, tomentosa, means ‘white’ or ‘hairy’ and describes the white hairs present on the leaves.

Didelta carnosa var. tomentosa | PlantZAfrica (sanbi.org)

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