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''Gerbera ambigua'' is a species of flowering plant in the section ''Lasiopus'' of genus '' Gerbera'' belonging to the basal Mutisieae tribe within the large Asteraceae (or Compositae) family.
It is indigenous to Southern Africa and commonly known as the Botterblom or Griekwateebossie in Afrikaans. It was first described by 
''Gerbera ambigua'' is an acaulescent tufted perennial herb with thickened woody rootstock and naked flowering scapes up to 35 cm high. Leaves are very variable, usually petiolate, elliptical or oblanceolate, 5–8 cm long and 2.5–3.5 cm wide, thinly hairy above and white- or yellow-felted beneath. Flower-heads ( capitula) are 2–5 cm in diameter, ray florets are white to yellow abobe and pink to coppery reddish on reverse. It flowers from September to February.
Gerbera.org
— Official website of the Gerbera Association, established in Barberton.
Sanbi.org
— Website about plants of Southern Africa, established by SA National Biodiversity Institute. Mutisieae Flora of South Africa Plants described in 1844 Taxa named by Carl Heinrich 'Bipontinus' Schultz {{asteraceae-stub
Carl Heinrich 'Bipontinus' Schultz
Carl Heinrich Schultz (30 June 1805 – 17 December 1867) was a German physician and botanist, and a brother to botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804–1876).
He is referred to as Carl Heinrich 'Bipontinus' Schultz, Carl Heinrich Schultz Bipon ...
in Flora Journal in 1844.
Etymology
The genus was named in honour of German botanist and medical doctor Traugott Gerber (1710 — 1743). The Latin epithet ''ambigua'' means "doubtful".Description
''Gerbera ambigua'' is an acaulescent tufted perennial herb with thickened woody rootstock and naked flowering scapes up to 35 cm high. Leaves are very variable, usually petiolate, elliptical or oblanceolate, 5–8 cm long and 2.5–3.5 cm wide, thinly hairy above and white- or yellow-felted beneath. Flower-heads ( capitula) are 2–5 cm in diameter, ray florets are white to yellow abobe and pink to coppery reddish on reverse. It flowers from September to February.
Distribution
''Gerbera ambigua'' grows in grassland and savanna of eastern South Africa,Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...
, Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
and in tropical Southern Africa: Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi.
Habitat
The species grows from 1500 m to 2600 m above sea level on rocky slopes in woodland. It is able to survive both dry, cold winters and annual fires which are typical of the region in which it is found.Ecology
The species is pollinated by many different flying insects includingbeetles
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
which feed on the pollen.
References
External links
Gerbera.org
— Official website of the Gerbera Association, established in Barberton.
Sanbi.org
— Website about plants of Southern Africa, established by SA National Biodiversity Institute. Mutisieae Flora of South Africa Plants described in 1844 Taxa named by Carl Heinrich 'Bipontinus' Schultz {{asteraceae-stub