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Pteronia paniculata

Common names: gum-bush (Eng.); gombos, gombossie (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

... and is comprised of about 80 species. Within the family Asteraceae, Pteronia is identified as the genus with characteristics that ...

22 / 03 / 2021 | Thabang Makola | Karoo Desert NBG

Cineraria geifolia

Common names: geum-leaved cineraria

Family: Asteraceae

... Rosaceae. Cineraria belongs in the daisy family (Asteraceae), which consists of roughly 1 535 genera and 25 000 species, ...

30 / 11 / 2020 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Achyranthemum sordescens

Common names: dune chaff-flower

Family: Asteraceae

30 / 11 / 2020 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW

Othonna cakilefolia

Common names: sea-rocket othonna (Eng.); bobbejaankool (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

11 / 05 / 2020 | Xichavo Mathebula | Compton Herbarium

Kleinia venteri

Common names: Venter’s kleinia (Eng.); uitlopertjie (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

27 / 04 / 2020 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Curio repens

Common names: blue toes (Eng.); kransharpuis, bloutoontjies (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

23 / 03 / 2020 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Senecio voigtii

Common names: Voigt’s senecio

Family: Asteraceae

09 / 03 / 2020 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Cotula coronopifolia

Common names: water buttons, button weeds, brass buttons (Eng.); gansgras, eendekos (Afr.).

Family: Asteraceae

09 / 03 / 2020 | Aarifah Jakoet | Compton Herbarium

Berkheya setifera

Common names: buffalo-tongue thistle (Eng.); rasperdissel, rasperdisseldoring (Afr); ikhakhasi, ulimi-lwenkomo, ulimi-lwenyathi (isiZulu); indlebe-lenkomo (isiXhosa

Family: Asteraceae

24 / 02 / 2020 | Bathabile Ndlovu | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Brachylaena glabra

Common names: malbar, malabar silver-oak (Eng.); malbarboom, malblaar (Afr.); umphahla-wehlathi, amacirha (Xhosa); umphahla (Zulu)

Family: Asteraceae

10 / 02 / 2020 | Siphesihle Precious Sibiya | Kirstenbosch NBG

Syncarpha ferruginea

Common names: rusty everlasting (Eng.); verroes-sewejaartjie (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

20 / 01 / 2020 | Zaynab Shaik | Compton Herbarium

Curio talinoides

Common names: blue straws (Eng.); dassieharpuis (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

30 / 12 / 2019 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Curio ficoides

Common names: blue chalkstick, flat-leaved senecio (Eng.); blouharpuis (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

11 / 11 / 2019 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Senecio maritimus

Common names: beach senecio, beach groundsel (Eng.); strandhongerblom (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

... true for freshly harvested seed for members of the Asteraceae family. In all likelihood, germination will come down to the ... The genus Senecio is a part of the daisy family or Asteraceae, which is the largest plant family in the world . Senecio is ...

04 / 11 / 2019 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG