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Othonna euphorbioides

Othonna euphorbioides (Nick Helme)
Common names: spiny othonna (Eng.); doringkers (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

17 / 10 / 2016 | Refilwe Kolokoto | Compton Herbarium
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Othonna arbuscula

Othonna arbuscula
Common names: bonsai othonna (Eng.); knolharpuis, knolrepuis,nu-nu, traap (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

15 / 08 / 2016 | Ricardo Riddles | Karoo Desert NBG
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Curio crassulifolius

Small, discoid flowerheads in late winter, spring and early summer
Common names: blue fingers (Eng.); blouvingertjies (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... and C. talinoides . Curio belongs in the daisy family (Asteraceae), one of the largest families of flowering plants, ...

27 / 06 / 2016 | Nomama Mei | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Senecio oxyriifolius

Senecio oxyriifolius has discoid, yellow flowerheads
Common names: false nasturtium (Eng.); kappertjieblaar (Afr.); idumbe, idumbe lasendhle, ihlula (isiZulu)
Family: Asteraceae

... are not related. Our plant belongs in the daisy family, Asteraceae, whereas, the true nasturtium belongs in the ...

20 / 06 / 2016 | Lungani Mlaba | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Kleinia chimanimaniensis

Kleinia chimanimaniensis flowerheads
Common names: Chimanimani kleinia (Eng.); Chimanimani-kleinia (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

11 / 04 / 2016 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pentzia dentata

Pentzia dentata
Common names: greater skaapkaroo, duck's-foot skaapkaroo (Eng.) grootskaapkaroo, eendepootkaroo (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... Flowers from spring to summer. The fruit is typical of Asteraceae with pappus and attached achene which has five ... ribs in Pentzia (see this page for more information on the Asteraceae ). Pentzia dentata is endemic to South Africa and ... Thunberg (1743–1828), who published the genus in the Asteraceae, in 1800. Many references refer to Thunberg ...

21 / 03 / 2016 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Lachnospermum umbellatum

Lachnospermum umbellatum
Common names: rooiblombossie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

14 / 03 / 2016 | Nicola Bergh | Compton Herbarium
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Ursinia chrysanthemoides

Ursinia chrysanthemoides
Common names: parachute daisy, coral ursinia (Eng.); pokkiesbos, bergmagriet (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... to members of the genus Chrysanthemum, also of the family Asteraceae. A showy upright or mat-forming spring flowering ...

07 / 12 / 2015 | Anthony R. Magee | Compton Herbarium
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Senecio littoreus

Senecio littoreus
Common names: coast senecio (Eng.), geelhongerblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

16 / 11 / 2015 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Eumorphia prostrata

Eumorphia prostrata
Common names: silver cloud
Family: Asteraceae

... and E. swaziensis. Eumorphia prostata belongs to the Asteraceae (daisy family); a family of more than 23 600 ...

09 / 11 / 2015 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Oncosiphon grandiflorum

Oncosiphon grandiflorum
Common names: matricaria (Engl.); groot stinkkruid, knoppies-stinkkruid, stinkkruid (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

05 / 10 / 2015 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Senecio arenarius

Senecio arenarius
Common names: hongerblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

21 / 09 / 2015 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Curio pondoensis

Curio pondoensis
Common names: Pondo cliff daisy (Eng.); Pondo krans-aster (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

24 / 08 / 2015 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Arctotis revoluta

Arctotis revoluta
Common names: curly leaf arctotis, krulblaar gousblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

17 / 08 / 2015 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Eriocephalus racemosus

Eriocephalus racemosus
Common names: coast wild rosemary (Eng.); strandveldkapok, kapkappie, strandkapokbos, kapokkie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

10 / 08 / 2015 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Kleinia cephalophora

Kleinia cephalophora
Common names: blazing glory, mountain fire, cliff kleinia
Family: Asteraceae

... barbellate hairs called a pappus, which as in many other Asteraceae can assist with wind dispersal. Pollination of ...

08 / 06 / 2015 | Luvo Magoswana | Compton Herbarium
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Macowania corymbosa

 The flowerbuds of M. corymbosa form attractive, woolly balls at the tips of the stems.
Common names: No common names are recorded for this species.
Family: Asteraceae

01 / 06 / 2015 | Nicola Bergh | Compton Herbarium
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Vernonia natalensis

Family: Asteraceae

01 / 04 / 2015 | | Compton Herbarium
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Metalasia aurea

Metalasia aurea flowers. Photo Adriaan Grobler
Common names: golden metalasia, yellow metalasia (Eng.); geelsteekbossie, geelblombos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

23 / 03 / 2015 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ursinia calenduliflora

Plant in flower. Image Wikicommons
Common names: Namaqua parachute daisy, Springbok rock-ursinia; bergmagriet, berggousblom (Afrikaans).
Family: Asteraceae

... flowers, Calendula being a genus of plants in the Asteraceae with large, showy daisy flowers from Europe and ...

19 / 01 / 2015 | Nomama Mei | Kirstenbosch NBG
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