Plants photographed on Kyffhäuser
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Berkheya chamaepeuce (S.Moore) Roessler


Berkheya chamaepeuce

Upper surfaces of leaves



Family: Asteraceae
Full name: Berkheya chamaepeuce (S.Moore) Roessler
Location: Kyffhäuser (2416AD + 2416CB)
ID status: Fairly certain
Afrikaans common name(s): Disseldoring, Boom disseldoring
English common name(s): Tree thistle thorn
Synonym(s): Crocodilodes chamaepeuce S.Moore
Status: Native
Description: A medium-sized perennial woody shrub, growing to a height of 200-300 cm. It is many branched, dense and extremely prickly, making it almost impenetrable. Leaves are dark green and glossy on the upper side, pale green and slightly woolly on the underside. Leaf margins are deeply dentate with sharp spines. The inflorescence is a large, showy composite head of brilliant yellow ray and disc flowers. (from Namibrand website)
Link(s) African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science
Kew Herbarium Catalogue
BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium
Züricher Herbarien
iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer)
iNaturalist (Namibia)
iNaturalist (southern Africa)
Flora of Zimbabwe
Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie
Tree Atlas of Namibia
Photographer: AA Dreyer
Date of photograph: 06 Aug 2011
Camera make: Panasonic
Camera model: DMC-FZ45
Lens aperture: f/4.0
Shutter speed: 1/250 s
ISO speed: 80
Content last updated: 18 Apr 2024


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