Biology:Oedera garnotii

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Short description: Shrublet in the daisy family from South Africa


Oedera garnotii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Oedera
Species:
O. garnotii
Binomial name
Oedera garnotii
(Less.) N.G.Bergh
Synonyms[1]
  • (Less.) K.Bremer (Less.) Harv.
  • DC. Polychaetia garnotii
  • Nestlera garnotii Less.
  • Relhania garnotii Nestlera tenuifolia

Oedera garnotii is a shrublet belonging to the daisy family (Compositae or Asteraceae), indigenous to the southern Overberg region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Description

Oedera garnotii is a small shrublet, with short, ericoid leaves and flowerheads composed in terminal cymes.[2]

Distribution

It is endemic to the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it occurs on silcrete, but also in flat, coastal sandy or clay Renosterveld vegetation, between the towns of Bredasdorp and Mossel Bay.[2][3]

References

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