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Berkheya fruticosa

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Species of plant

Berkheya fruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Berkheya
Species: B. fruticosa
Binomial name
Berkheya fruticosa
(L.) Ehrh.
Synonyms

Berkheya fruticosa (Afrikaans: vaaldissel, "pale pole") is a plant native to the Succulent Karoo of South Africa's Cape Provinces.

It is a perennial meso-chamaephyte that grows 15–25 cm high. It has prickly leaves and grows dark yellow aster flowers.

References

  1. "African Plant Database".
  2. Berkheya fruticosa Ehrh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. "southernafricanplants.net".
Taxon identifiers
Berkheya fruticosa
Atractylis fruticosa
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