Berkheya fruticosa

Berkheya fruticosa (Afrikaans: vaaldissel, "pale pole") is a plant native to the Succulent Karoo of Namibia and South Africa.[1]

Vaaldissel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Phylum:
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
Class:
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Berkheya
Species:
B. fruticosa
Binomial name
Berkheya fruticosa
Synonyms
  • Atractylis fruticosa L.
  • Berkheya asteroides (L.f.) Druce
  • Berkheya fruticosa (Thunb.) Willd.

It is a perennial meso-chamaephyte that grows 15-25 cm high.[2] It has prickly leaves and grows dark yellow aster flowers.

References
  1. "African Plant Database".
  2. "southernafricanplants.net".
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