PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASTERALES / ASTERACEAE / ASTEROIDEAE / SENECIONEAE / ORESBIA / HETEROCARPA
Erect perennial herb, to about 30 cm tall; stems herbaceous, somewhat woody at the base, unbranched or branching sparingly near base, tomentose to cobwebby, glabrescent with age. Leaves cauline, alternate, sessile, narrowly obovate to elliptic or ovate, non-pinnatifid, lamina 16-66(-80) x 4-23(-28) mm, thickly cobwebby to glabrescent above, densely white-tomentose below; apex acute; margin dentate to serrate, revolute; leaf-base clasping, without auricles. Capitula heterogamous, radiate, usually in twos or threes (rarely as many as 11) per stem, occasionally solitary; peduncles 0.5-4 cm to point of branching, as long as 9 cm if unbranched, densely cobwebby, subtended by lanceolate bracts (1-2.5 cm long) and with smaller bracts along their length, distally nude; receptacle flat or slightly convex, glabrous; involucre widely campanulate to cup-shaped, calyculate with 4 to 7 linear-lanceolate calyculus bracts 2-4 mm long; phyllaries subuniseriate, 16 to 20, linear-lanceolate, (5.5-)6.5-7.5 mm long, cobwebby to tomentose, glabrescent toward the apex, 1- to 3-veined, acuminate, margins narrowly scarious. Ray florets 8 to 13, female, glabrous; tube 2.5-3 mm long, cylindrical; limb oblong, 5-12 mm, 4-veined, yellow. Disc florets hermaphroditic, 25 to 42; corolla tubular below, narrowly campanulate above, 5.0-6.2 mm long, yellow; corolla lobes triangular-ovate, 0.5-0.7 mm long, apically subcucullate and minutely papillate; anthers basally sagittate or shortly caudate; apical appendage ovate, obtuse; endothecial tissue radial; filament collar distinctly balusterform; style branches with separate stigmatic areas; apex truncate with short sweeping hairs, outside glabrous. Cypselae heteromorphic: ray cypselae 4 winged, glabrous, brown to reddish brown, 2.0-3.5 mm long; epicarp cells rectangular, smooth with raised ridges; disc cypselae oblong-cylindrical with 6 ribs, not compressed or margined or winged, 1.5-2.2 mm long, with mucilaginous twin hairs on ribs; epicarp cells with rounded ends, striate; carpopodium absent or obscure; pappus bristles pluriseriate, 4-5 mm long, barbellate, white, caducous. From: Cron, GV; Nordenstam, RB. 2006. Oresbia, a new south African genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae. Novon 16(2): 216-223. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/20406046] [Acknowledgement: Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis] [All rights reserved]
Stout, white-woolly perennial to 75 cm, woody below. Leaves oblanceolate, sometimes slightly lobed, margins toothed, glabrescent above, white-woolly below. Flower heads radiate, in lax corymbs on stout peduncles, yellow. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Asteraceae: Oresbia Cron & B.Nord. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 401-401. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Growing in moist areas shaded by rocks or low shrubs, or at the edge of caves, on south-facing or southeastern slopes or below cliffs, on ledges, on Table Mountain Sand stone and on shale bands. From: Cron, GV; Nordenstam, RB. 2006. Oresbia, a new south African genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae. Novon 16(2): 216-223. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/20406046] [Acknowledgement: Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis] [All rights reserved]
Moist slopes and ravines. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Asteraceae: Oresbia Cron & B.Nord. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 401-401. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
South Africa in the Western Cape, predominantly in the mountains around Franschhoek, Worcester, Paarl, Ceres, and Clanwilliam. From: Cron, GV; Nordenstam, RB. 2006. Oresbia, a new south African genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae. Novon 16(2): 216-223. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/20406046] [Acknowledgement: Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis] [All rights reserved]
Cedarberg and Peninsula to Riviersonderend Mtns and Swartberg. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Asteraceae: Oresbia Cron & B.Nord. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 401-401. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
September to January
350 to 1720 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
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
Published in: Novon 16(2): 216 (2006)
Cineraria tomentosa (DC.) Less.
Senecio lanatus Thunb.
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Asterales
FAMILY Asteraceae
SUBFAMILY Asteroideae
TRIBE Senecioneae
GENUS Oresbia
SPECIES heterocarpa
27 results for Oresbia heterocarpa Cron & B.Nord.
Barcode: NBG0275522-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 7462 | 2012-10-26
South Africa, Western Cape, Paarl Dist. 11 km W of Franschhoek. Drakenstein Mountains, above L'Ormarins waterfall. 33°54'51.7"S 19°00'20.1"E.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1497046-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9417 | 2018-11-3
South Africa, Western Cape, Wemmershoek Mountains; Winterberg, top of Tierkloof.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0029159-0 Collector(s) & number: Barker, WF, 4182 | 1946-10-6
South Africa, Western Cape, C.P. Paarl. French Hoek.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1468042-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 8300a | 2013-10-22
South Africa, Western Cape, Wemmershoek Mountains; between Perdekop and Wemmershoek Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0168944-0 Collector(s) & number: Runnalls, P, 584 | 1993-9-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Somerset West. Helderberg Nature Reserve. Red Route below Miller's Bench.
General notes: Sandstone - in the shade of a large boulder. Plant height 800mm - 1m. Leaves green, white woolly under. Stems white woolly except calyx which is green. Flowers yellow - branching inflorescence. Old leaves retained. One colony seen.
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Barcode: NBG0266678-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, s.n. | 2006-11-19
South Africa, Western Cape, N Cederberg, south slopes of Crevasse Peak above Klein Konpoort. 32°16'49.2"S: 19°06'35.2"E. Altitude: 1329 m.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Cliff face. Well-drained, moist/damp, rocky, bare rock and baserock soil. Sandstone. No biotic effect seen. Shrub. Yellow disc and rays, mostly over. Flowers: present. Fruit: present. Fairly common on deep south facing ledges and cliffs. Veld > 10 years old. Plant height: 0.4 m.
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Barcode: NBG0279291-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 7669 | 2012-11-4
South Africa, Western Cape, Hottentots Holland Mountains. Gulleys north of Landdroskloof. 34°02'48.1"S 18°59'13.4"E.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0207592-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 8940 | 1896-9-10
South Africa, Western Cape, MICHELL'S PASS
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Barcode: PRE0207593-0 Collector(s) & number: Hutchinson, J, 576 | 1928-9-30
South Africa, Western Cape, CERES; WATERKLOOF GORGE; WATERKLOOF GORGE W. OF CERES
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Barcode: PRE0207595-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Merwe, P, 22-36 | 1960-7-29
South Africa, Western Cape, STELLENBOSCH DIV.; SWARTBOSKLOOF
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Barcode: PRE0683253-0 Collector(s) & number: Bolus, H, 12022 | 1905-12-
South Africa, Western Cape, SWARTEBERG PASS
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Barcode: PRE0207591-0 Collector(s) & number: Bolus, H, 12022 | 1905-12-
South Africa, Western Cape, OUDTSHOORN; ZWARTBERG PASS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0683247-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 2260 | 1895-12-
South Africa, Cape Province, MATROOSBERG.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0207594-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 5862 | 1935-9-29
South Africa, Western Cape, PAARL DIV.; FRENCH HOEK RES.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0807777-0 Collector(s) & number: Kerfoot, O, K 5634 | 1966-1-
South Africa, Western Cape, Stellenbosch District: Jonkershoek; Langrivier.
General notes: Det: O. Kerfoot
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Barcode: PRE0359429-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Merwe, P, 22-36 | 1960-7-29
South Africa, Western Cape, STELLENBOSCH DIST.; SWARTBOSKLOOF
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0807841-0 Collector(s) & number: Forsyth, GG, 313 | 1983-11-27
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester District: Matroosberg MCA; Fonteintjiesberg.
General notes: Det: R.O. Moffatt Conf: P.P.J. Herman
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Asteraceae: Oresbia Cron & B.Nord. Manning, JC; Goldblatt, PIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 401-401
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2006
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A revision of the genus Cineraria (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) Cron, GV; Balkwill, K; Knox, EBKew Bulletin 61(4)449-535
2006
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Oresbia, a new south African genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae Cron, GV; Nordenstam, RBNovon 16(2)216-223
1865
FLORA CHAPTER
Campanulaceae Sonder, OWIn: WH Harvey & OW Sonder (eds), Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae. Flora Capensis 3: 530-605
Lovell Reeve & Co., London
No results found for Oresbia heterocarpa Cron & B.Nord.
Status and criteria
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Assessor(s)
Plantae Coordinator
BOOK
Pringle, E.L., Henning, G.A. and Ball, J.B. 1994. Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa. Struik Winchester
ELECTRONIC SOURCE
Williams, M.C. 2010. Butterflies and skippers of the Afrotropical Region
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