Biology:Metalasia densa
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Short description: Species of plant
| Metalasia densa | |
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| Inflorescences | |
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| Top view of flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Metalasia |
| Species: | M. densa
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| Binomial name | |
| Metalasia densa (Lam.) P.O.Karis
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Metalasia densa, the bristle bush or blombos, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa and Lesotho.[1][2] A perennial shrub reaching 2.5 m (8 ft), it is fire-adapted.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Metalasia densa (Lam.) P.O.Karis" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/947295-1.
- ↑ "Metalasia densa blombos, bristle bush". HexFlora. 2023. https://hexflora.org.za/specimens/metalasia_densa.
- ↑ Brown, N. A. C. (1993). "Promotion of germination of fynbos seeds by plant‐derived smoke". New Phytologist 123 (3): 575–583. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1993.tb03770.x. PMID 33874107.
Wikidata ☰ Q15558928 entry
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