PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASTERALES / ASTERACEAE / ASTEROIDEAE / GNAPHALIEAE / ANAXETON / ELLIPTICUM
Suffrutex, moderately or much branched. Branches ± closely leafy to the corymb, woolly when young, becoming glabrous, nude and marked with leaf-scars lower down. Leaves patent-reflexed, elliptic-broadly elliptic, 0.5-1(-1.5) cm long and 3-5(-7) mm wide, mucronate, smooth and glabrous on upper side. Corymbophore 0. Corymb 1.5-2(-2.5) cm wide. Peduncles up to 5 mm long, densely woolly. Capitula 5-7-flowered. Involucral bracts 12-15. Outer bracts narrowly ovate-ovate, (4-)4.5-5(-5.5) mm long and 1.5-2 mm wide, light brown with browner apex and base, acute, outside and margins glabrous. Middle bracts narrowly elliptic-narrowly ovate, 5-5.6 mm long and 1.5-2.2 mm wide, light brown with browner apex and base, (acute-)obtuse, outside and margins glabrous. Inner bracts stipitate; claw narrowly elliptic, 4-4.7 mm long and 1-1.6 mm wide, light brown, outside and margins glabrous; lamina broadly elliptic, 2-2.3 mm long and (1.3-)1.7-2 mm wide, white, opaque, obtuse. Female floret 1. Corolla 2.5-2.7 mm long. Pappus bristles c. 10, 0.8-1.6(-2) mm long, otherwise as in male florets. Achene narrowly oblong-narrowly elliptic, (1.5-)2.2-2.7 mm long and 0.5-0.7 mm wide, deep brown, glabrous or very sparingly glandular. Male florets 4-6. Corolla (3.1-)3.4-3.8 mm long, light brown. Pappus bristles 12-15, (2-)2.2-2.5(-2.8) mm long, white, straight, barbellate-somewhat subplumose, free at the base. From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]
White-woolly, spreading shrublet to 20 cm. Leaves broadly ovate, margins revolute, green and glabrous above, reflexed. Flower heads discoid, small, many in dense, rounded clusters ± nested in leaves, yellow, bracts white and brown. 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]
A. ellipticum is not very variable. It is readily recognized by the patent-reflexed, elliptic or broadly elliptic leaves, and the quite glabrous involucral bracts. From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]
On rocky upper sandstone slopes. From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]
Upper sandstone slopes above 1500 m. 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]
Restricted to the French Hoek Peak (Paarl Division) and to the Somerset Sneeuwkop area (Caledon Division). From: Lundgren, J. 1972. Revision of the genus Anaxeton Gaertn. (Compositae). Opera Bot. 31: 5-59. [All rights reserved]
Franschhoek Peak to Hottentots Holland Mtns. 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]
September to December
1000 to 1400 m
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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
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Asterales
FAMILY Asteraceae
SUBFAMILY Asteroideae
TRIBE Gnaphalieae
GENUS Anaxeton
SPECIES ellipticum
14 results for Anaxeton ellipticum Lundgren
Barcode: PRE0177109-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, PRE 30439 | 1943-9-28
South Africa, Western Cape, HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M; BETW. SOMERSET SNEEUWKOP & LANDROSTKOP
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Barcode: PRE0613943-0 Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt, P, 4823 | 1978-9-6
South Africa, Western Cape, SIMONSTOWN; SOMERSET SNEEUKOP; EAST SLOPES
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Barcode: NBG0279293-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 7667 | 2012-11-4
South Africa, Western Cape, Hottentots Holland Mountains. Gulleys north of Landdroskloof, towards Somerset Sneeukop. 34°02'48.1"S 18°59'14.3"E.
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Barcode: PRE0177110-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, SAM 56980 | 1948-12-
South Africa, Western Cape, HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M; CALEDON; SOMERSET SNEEUWKOP
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Barcode: SAM0056979-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1939-12-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Division, Somerset Sneeuwkop.
General notes: Fl. December 1939.
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Barcode: NBG0026803-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1943-9-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. Between Landrost Kop and Somerset. Sneeukop
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Barcode: NBG0211411-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 5197 | 2007-12-27
South Africa, Western Cape, Hottentots Holland Mountains Noordekloof. 1.5 km east of Emerald Dome, 34°00'S: 19°03'E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Moderate mountain slope. Well-drained, sandy and black turf soil. Sandstone. Partial shade. S aspect. No biotic effect seen. Shrub. Reseeder. Bracts white. Flowers: present. Fruit: present. Locally fairly common. Usually at base of south facing ledges and cliffs. Veld 2 years old. Threatened by pines. 1100 - 1250 m. Plant height: 0.25 m.
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Barcode: NBG0026801-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 18551 | 1946-10-6
South Africa, Western Cape, Paarl. French Hoek Peak.
General notes: White.
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Barcode: SAM0056980-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1943-9-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Division, Hottentots Holland Mtns, near Somerset Sneeuwkop.
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Barcode: PRE0657205-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 35813 | 1982-11-14
South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER; FRANSCH HOEK DIST.; RUSBOS PEAK, NE OF FRANSCH HOEK PEAK ON ROCKY SE-SLOPE
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Barcode: SAM0056981-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1939-12-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Division. Landdrostkop.
General notes: Fl. December 1939.
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Barcode: NBG0026802-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1948-12-20
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. Hottentots Holland.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Asteraceae: Anaxeton Gaertn. Manning, JC; Goldblatt, PIn: 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, JOpera Botanica a Societate Botanica Lundensi 31: 5-59
No results found for Anaxeton ellipticum Lundgren
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