Biology:Chrysocoma ciliata

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of flowering plant

Chrysocoma ciliata
Chrysocoma ciliata 1.jpg
Chrysocoma ciliata 3.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysocoma
Species:
C. ciliata
Binomial name
Chrysocoma ciliata
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysocoma patula Aster discoideus
  • Sond. ex Harv. Willd.
  • P.J.Bergius Chrysocoma tenuifolia
  • Chrysocoma microcephala P.J.Bergius
  • Chrysocoma ciliaris DC.
  • (P.J.Bergius) Sch.Bip. Erigeron tenuifolius

Chrysocoma ciliata is a shrub that grows to a height of 60 cm. The plant occurs throughout South Africa with the exception of Limpopo and also in Lesotho, Mozambique, and Namibia.[1] In the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape it occurs along with the fynbos on rocky slopes and rocky plains.[2]

The plant has slender stems with dense leaves. The leaves are narrow or acicular with stiff hairs on the edges and stand semi-erect. The flower heads are yellow and are solitary on the tips of the branches without ribbon flowers. They are surrounded by rows of narrow bracts. The shrub blooms from September to January.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21263990 entry