Caputia
Caputia
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species Asteraceae
Morphological Summary
A genus of succulents in the family Asteraceae, recently segregated from Senecio. Caputia species are succulent shrubs from southern Africa with silver, bluish or grey-green leaves covered in waxy trichomes. Formerly known as "silver Senecio", they are highly prized in Mediterranean and xerophytic gardening.
Distribution South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal)
Conservation
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Shrub
Caputia medley-woodii
Medley-Wood's Caputia
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00008
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal, Cabo Oriental)
Type species
eco
Woolly
Caputia scaposa
Woolly Senecio / Scapose Caputia
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00007
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo del Norte, Cabo Occidental)
Type species
Caputia scaposa (DC.) B.Nord. & Pelser
Silver senecio, blue chalk sticks senecio
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00001
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Cabo Oriental)
Type Succulent
Caputia scaposa var. addoensis (Compton) B.Nord. & Pelser
Addo silver senecio
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00002
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Oriental, Parque Nacional Addo Elephant)
Type Succulent
Caputia scaposa var. caulescens (Harv.) B.Nord. & Pelser
Caulescent silver senecio
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00003
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Cabo Oriental)
Type Succulent
eco
WoollyFormerly: Senecio haworthii
Caputia tomentosa
Cocoon Plant / Woolly Senecio
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00004
Origin Sudáfrica (provincias del Cabo, 900-1200 m de altitud)
Type species
eco
CultivarNursery Origin
Caputia tomentosa 'Cass's Variety'
Cass's Variety Cocoon Plant
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00006
Origin Mutante de vivero, San Diego, California (EE. UU.), vivero de Charles L. Cass
Type cultivar
eco
CultivarHistorical
Caputia tomentosa 'Hans Herre'
Hans Herre's Cocoon Plant
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00005
Origin Forma del Richtersveld (Namaqualand, Sudáfrica), introducida por Hans Herre
Type cultivar