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| | Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species var. | Berkheya purpurea (DC.) Mast. trib. Arctoteae |
| Synonyms | Stobaea purpurea DC. (basionym) |
| Territory |
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho
grassland
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| Altitude | 1900-2700m |
| Description |
leaves basal, crowded, abaxially lanate, margins sinuate, dentate and spinose, capitula 50-80mm across in terminal inflorescence, disc purple, involucre spinescent |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, fl .stem erect
| | Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site
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| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
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