Berkheya fruticosa
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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Phylum: | Angiosperms
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Species: | B. fruticosa
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Berkheya fruticosa (Afrikaans: vaaldissel, "pale pole") is a plant native to the Succulent Karoo of Namibia and South Africa.[1]
It is a perennial meso-chamaephyte that grows 15–25 cm high.[2] It has prickly leaves and grows dark yellow aster flowers.
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Categories:
- Flora of Namibia
- Flora of South Africa
- Plants described in 1788
- Arctotideae
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus