Pteronia oppositifolia

Pteronia oppositifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, indigenous to the western Little Karoo and Overberg regions of South Africa.

Pteronia oppositifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Pteronia
Species:
P. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Pteronia oppositifolia
Thunb.

Description

A shrub of roughly 30 cm. It has small (5x3mm) leaves that are light grey and woolly underneath.

The flowerheads appear in Spring. They are yellow, 10mm wide, with sticky, yellow-green bracts.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The distribution of this species is confined to the western Little Karoo as far north as Touws River and Anysberg, as well as the Overberg region, as far east as Mossel Bay.

Its natural habitat is dry, stony, clay-rich soils.[2]

References
  1. J.Vlok & A.Schutte-Vlok (2010) Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus, Hatfield. p.300.
  2. Pteronia oppositifolia - SANBI Redlist


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