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Othonna retrorsa DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 6: 479 (1838)
Family: ASTERACEAE

Othonna retrorsa Photo by: Sándor Horváth

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Othonna retrorsa DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 6: 479 (1838)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Othonna retrorsa var. linearifolia DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 6: 479 (1838)

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Othonna retrorsa var. spektakelensis (Compton) G.D.Rowley
J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 62(6): 282 (1990); Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 62: 279-283 (1990)
Synonymy: 2
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Othonna retrorsa group

  • Othonna retrorsa DC.: has oblanceolate leaves, 8-15 mm wide. Distribution: Springbok, Hondeklipbaai and Kamieskroon, Namaqualand, Northern Cape.
  • Othonna retrorsa var. linearifolia DC.: has smaller, narrower leaves only 2 - 4 mm wide. Distribution: Northern Cape: Khamiesburg.
  • Othonna retrorsa var. spektakelensis (Compton) G.D.Rowley: Is smaller with relatively broader leaves and less woolly, has only 5 (-6) phyllaries and 5 (-7) ray flowers. Distribution: around Springbok.
  • Othonna zeyheri Sond. ex Harv.: this is a poorly known taxon now also included in Othonna retrorsa.

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Othonna retrorsa Photo by: Sándor Horváth
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