9420.000 Othonna L.

Description of the genus

Shrubs, undershrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, sometimes radical. Capitula heterogamous with yellow marginal female florets and bisexual or sterile disk florets. Phyllaries in 1 series. Receptacle convex, without scales. Style with appendage. Pappus of scabrid bristles.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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SpeciesContent
carnosa Less. var. carnosa

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Othonna
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Othonna
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Othonna
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iNaturalist: Othonna
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Othonna
JSTOR Plant Science: Othonna
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Othonna
Plants of the World Online: Othonna
Tropicos: Othonna
Wikipedia: Othonna
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Othonna.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1556, retrieved 5 December 2025

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