Pteronia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pteronia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pteronia (Greek, wing, referring to the chaffy receptacle). Compositae. Small dry or glutinous shrubs: lvs. opposite or rarely alternate, mostly entire, glabrous or hairy, often ciliate: heads terminal, solitary or corymbose; involucral scales scarious, often shining; flsi yellow, rarely purple. About 60 species, natives of S. Afr. P. incana, DC., a scrubby divaricate branched bush with the twigs and lvs. thinly tomentose-canes- cent: lvs. opposite, sessile, linear-oblong, obtuse: heads sessile, 6-9-fld., golden yellow, involucral scales oblong, subobtuse, at first greenish yellow then fulvous and finally the centers brown: achenes top-shaped, densely and rigidly hairy. B.M. 8380.—Occasionally cult, abroad. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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