PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASTERALES / ASTERACEAE / ASTEROIDEAE / GNAPHALIEAE / ANAXETON / ARBORESCENS

Anaxeton arborescens (L.) Less.
LC Indigenous Endemic
Morphological description

Suffrutex, little-branched. Branches ± closely leafy below and less leafy above, woolly when young, becoming glabrous and lower down nude and marked with leaf-scars. Leaves suberect-patent or somewhat reflexed, linear-narrowly elliptic, (0.5-)1-2(-3.5) cm long and 1-2 mm wide, mucronate or shortly acuminate, somewhat pungent, smooth (-bluntly scabrid) and glabrous on upper side. Corymbophore (5-)8-17(-22) cm long and (1-)1.5-2.5(-3) mm in diameter when fully developed, densely woolly. Corymb (1-)1.5-3(-6.5) cm wide. Peduncles 5-15(-35) mm long, densely woolly. Capitula 5-6-flowered. Involucral bracts 15-22. Outer bracts elliptic or broadly elliptic-ovate, 3-5 mm long and 1.5-2(-2.5) mm wide (the outermost somewhat shorter and narrower), light brown with a deeper brown or more often bright red apex, acute, outside and margins glabrous or sparsely sericeous (-woolly) at the very base. Middle bracts stipitate; claw elliptic- obovate, 2-2.5 mm long and 1-1.5(-2) mm wide, light brown-light green, outside (sparsely) and margins (densely) woolly; lamina broadly obovate, 2-2.5 mm long and 1.5-2(-2.5) mm wide, white, opaque, truncate (-somewhat emarginate). Inner bracts stipitate; claw narrowly elliptic-narrowly obovate, 3-3.5 mm long and 0.5-1 mm wide, light brown(-light green), outside glabrous, margins densely woolly; lamina broadly elliptic-circular, (1-)1.5-2 mm long and 1-1.5(-2) mm wide, white, opaque, obtuse-truncate. Female floret 1. Corolla 2.5-3 mm long, often somewhat purplish below the middle. Pappus bristles c. 10, (0.5-)1-1.5 mm long, otherwise as in male florets. Achene narrowly oblong- narrowly elliptic, 1.6-2(-2.5) mm long and 0.5-0.8 mm wide, deep brown, copiously white-woolly. Male florets 4-5. Corolla 2.5-3(-3.5) mm long, often somewhat darker below the middle. Pappus bristles c. 15, 2-2.5 mm long, white, somewhat flexuous, barbellate, basally fused into an annulus. From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]

Like A. laeve but outer bracts glabrous. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Asteraceae: Anaxeton Gaertn. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 351-352. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Diagnostic description

Flowering material has been collected during all months except January, March, and April, but mainly in August-October. A. arborescens is closely allied to.A. laeve, the chief differences being the almost entirely glabrous outer involucral bracts, and the shorter pappus bristles in both types of florets. The two species also are vicarious A. arborescens is not very variable. From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]

Habitat

A. arborescens usually grows on stony or rocky slopes between 700 m and 1100 m above sea level, but it has also been found at lower altitudes. From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]

Sandstone slopes. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Asteraceae: Anaxeton Gaertn. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 351-352. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Confined to the northern parts of the Cape Peninsula, from the Cape Town area southwards to the Muizenberg and Kalk Bay Mts. From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]

Cape Peninsula. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Asteraceae: Anaxeton Gaertn. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 351-352. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

August to October

Altitude

700 to 1100 m

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Anaxeton arborescens (L.) Less.
Synonym(s)

Anaxeton arboreum (L.) Gaertn.


Anaxeton floridum Poir.


Anaxeton recurvum (Lam.) DC.


Gnaphalium arborescens L.


Gnaphalium arboreum L.


Gnaphalium floridum Poir.


Gnaphalium recurvum Lam.


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Asterales

FAMILY Asteraceae

SUBFAMILY Asteroideae

TRIBE Gnaphalieae

GENUS Anaxeton

SPECIES arborescens

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Barcode: PRE0177126-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 20389 | 1952-9-14

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; TABLE MT.; SLOPES & LEDGES & ABOVE KIRSTENBOSCH

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Barcode: NBG0195742-0 Collector(s) & number: Herdien, EL, 12 | 2004-1-14

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Table Mountain. Rooikat Ravine. SE facing. Lat: 33° 59' 44.2"S; Long: 18° 25' 05.5"E.

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Barcode: PRE0177128-0 Collector(s) & number: Galpin, EE, 3512 | 1896-6-22

South Africa, Western Cape, SIR LOWRYS PASS

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Barcode: PRE0776005-0 Collector(s) & number: Koekemoer, M, 451 | 1990-9-14

South Africa, Western Cape, CONSTANTIABERG; MIDDLE SLOPES

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Barcode: PRE0177137-0 Collector(s) & number: Alexander-Prior, RC, PRE 42632 | 1846-6-10

South Africa, Western Cape, SIMONS BAY

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Barcode: PRE0177134-0 Collector(s) & number: Humbert, J-H, 9531 | 1933-8-1

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; CAPE TOWN; COOKS BAY

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Barcode: PRE0177132-0 Collector(s) & number: Hutchinson, J, 60 | 1928-8-21

South Africa, Western Cape, KIRSTENBOSCH; MT. TOPS ABOVE KIRSTENBOSCH

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Barcode: PRE0177131-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 687 | 1936-8-

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; HOUT BAY; UPPER SLOPES & SUMMIT OF SKOORSTEENKOP

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Barcode: PRE0177129-0 Collector(s) & number: Werdermann, E, 774 | 1958-10-31

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE TOWN; TABLE MT.; PLATEAU OF MT.

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Barcode: PRE0177130-0 Collector(s) & number: Kassner, T, TRV 12836 | 1892-2-

South Africa, Western Cape, TAFELBERG

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Barcode: NBG1484061-0 Collector(s) & number: Wilman, V, 7016 | 2016-8-16

South Africa, Western Cape, South Peninsula, Glencairn, Black Hill path, Table Mountain National Park.

General notes: VL7016SM. Associated species: Metalasia muricata, Cullumia setosa, Wurmbea heimalis, Othonna digitata.

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Barcode: PRE0177138-0 Collector(s) & number: Alexander-Prior, RC, PRE 42631 | 1846-7-27

South Africa, Western Cape, TABLE MT.

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Barcode: PRE0177135-0 Collector(s) & number: Thode, A110 | 1886--

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE TOWN

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Barcode: PRE0653629-0 Collector(s) & number: Fries, TCE, 1584 | 1930-10-1

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE DISTR.; TABLE MOUNTAIN; ON SUMMIT

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Barcode: PRE0177127-0 Collector(s) & number: Drege, PRE 12816 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; TABLE MOUNTAIN

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Barcode: PRE0177139-0 Collector(s) & number: Flanagan, HG, PRE 42630 | -10-

South Africa, Western Cape, DEVILS MOUNTAIN

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Barcode: PRE0177133-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 2244 | 1938-11-24

South Africa, Western Cape, TABLE MT.; TOP OF MT. W. PLATEAU

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Barcode: PRE0177136-0 Collector(s) & number: Werdermann, E, 47 | 1958-9-20

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE TOWN; TAFELBERG; WETTERSTA.

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Barcode: NBG1472370-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 8431 | 2015-1-29

South Africa, Western Cape, Table Mountain; upper parts of Fountain Ravine.

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Barcode: PRE0177140-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 26667 | 1956-12-1

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; TABLE MT.; UPPER PLATEAU

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Observation records

Date: 5/19/2012 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Barcode: WAG.1558340 | Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt P , Goldblatt, P 3555 | 1976-07-10

South Africa

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Barcode: L.3009250 | Collector(s) & number: Steenis CGGJ van , Steenis, CGGJ van 23753 | 1975-10-08

South Africa

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Barcode: L.4530717 | Collector(s) & number: Nordenstam RB; Lundgren J , Nordenstam, RB; Lundgren, J 2200 | 1974-11-12

South Africa , Cape Province

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Barcode: U.1099197 | Collector(s) & number: Coppejans E , Coppejans, E 826 | 1971-06-04

South Africa

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Barcode: L.3009248 | Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen EE , Esterhuysen, EE 29650 | 1962-08-19

South Africa , Western Cape

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Barcode: WAG.1558341 | Collector(s) & number: Werdermann E; Oberdieck H-D , Werdermann, E; Oberdieck, H-D 47 | 1958-09-20

South Africa

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Barcode: L.3009249 | Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen EE , Esterhuysen, EE 26667 | 1956-12-01

South Africa , Western Cape

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Barcode: U.1099198 | Collector(s) & number: Pillans NS , Pillans, NS s.n. | 1925-06-01/1925-06-30

South Africa

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Barcode: AMD.31759 | Collector(s) & number: Wilms F , Wilms, F 281 | 1883-09-09

South Africa

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Date: 6/12/2012 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 7/7/2013 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 4/20/2014 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 7/12/2014 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 7/2/2015 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 5/31/2020 2:32:53 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 4/10/2021 8:45:14 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 4/27/2021 12:30:10 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 4/25/2021 11:10:35 AM

Western Cape

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2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Asteraceae: Anaxeton Gaertn. Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P

In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 351-352

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1972

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Lundgren, J

Opera Botanica a Societate Botanica Lundensi 31: 5-59

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