Berkheya chamaepeuce
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Habit
04 Apr 2009
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Flowers
06 Aug 2011
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Upper surfaces of leaves
06 Aug 2011
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Lower surfaces of leaves
06 Aug 2011
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Leaves
23 Mar 2008
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Seeds
03 Jul 2009
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Full name: | Berkheya chamaepeuce (S.Moore) Roessler |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Disseldoring, Boom disseldoring |
| English common name(s): | Tree thistle thorn |
| Synonym(s): | Crocodilodes chamaepeuce S.Moore |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | A medium-sized perennial woody shrub, growing to a height of 200-300 cm. It is many branched, dense and extremely prickly, making it almost impenetrable. Leaves are dark green and glossy on the upper side, pale green and slightly woolly on the underside. Leaf margins are deeply dentate with sharp spines. The inflorescence is a large, showy composite head of brilliant yellow ray and disc flowers. (from Namibrand website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie |
| Content last updated: | 22 Nov 2011 |
