Berkheya fruticosa

Berkheya fruticosa
Scientific 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
Atractylis fruticosa L. Berkheya asteroides (L.f.) Druce Berkheya fruticosa (Thunb.) Willd.

Berkheya fruticosa (Afrikaans: vaaldissel, "pale pole") is a plant native to the Succulent Karoo of South Africa's Cape Provinces.^[1][2]

It is a perennial meso-chamaephyte that grows 15–25 cm high.^[3] 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".