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| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Full name: | Tripteris microcarpa Harv. subsp. microcarpa |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | - |
| Synonym(s): | Osteospermum microcarpum (Harv.) Norl. subsp. microcarpum Osteospermum odoratum Klatt Tripteris amplexicaulis (Thunb.) Less. var. microtis DC. Tripteris glandulosa Muschl. Tripteris microtis (DC.) Hutch. Tripteris namaquensis Schltr. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | A multi-stemmed, medium sized shrub, approximately 50 cm high. Leaves are larger and denser towards the base of the stems. They are long, thin and folded. Flowers are bright yellow and daisy-like. The plant has hairs all over the stems and leaves, they also secrete a very sticky, strong-smelling substance. (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 |
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