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RE: Hymenolepis (Athanasia) parviflora

>From what I can find it would appear to be a South African Native

This is stripped out of the Tropicos Database at the Missouri Botanic
Gardens

Hymenolepis parviflora (L.) DC.
Family - ASTERACEAE - Sunflower Family 
Author(s): PRECIS 
Date: 1987
Title:
       List of species of southern African plants 
Publication:
       Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 
Collation:
       2(1--2): 1--152(pt. 1), 1--270(pt. 2) 

Probably is a good candidate for a dry garden

Cheers, Rod

Rod Randall
Weed Risk Assessment
Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia
Home Page  http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/progserv/plants/weeds/Weedsci.htm

             "I weed..."

> ----------
> From: 	Sean O'Hara
> Sent: 	Thursday, November 27, 1997 6:47 AM
> To: 	medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: 	Hymenolepis (Athanasia) parviflora
> 
> fellow Medits -
> 
> I've been looking form information about Hymenolepis (Athanasia)
> parviflora, apparently an Australian native in the Asteraceae.  This
> species is one of the plants to be found growing untended on our
> local Alcatraz Island here in San Francisco Bay, and I've heard at
> least one horticulturist friend extol its virtues.  I have not seen
> the plant but consider that it might be a good candidate for a dry
> garden I am planning.  Any information would be greatly appreciated.
> 
>  Sean A. O'Hara                     sean.ohara@ucop.edu
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