Chrysocoma ciliata

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]

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

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
  1. "Chrysocoma ciliata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. "Chrysocoma ciliata | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org.
  3. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
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