Chrysocoma cernua

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Chrysocoma cernua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysocoma
Species:
C. cernua
Binomial name
Chrysocoma cernua
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Chrysocoma aurea Salisb.
  • Chrysocoma coma-aurea L.
  • Crinita linearifolia Moench
  • Erigeron coma-aurea Sch.Bip.

Chrysocoma cernua is a species of flowering plant from the family Asteraceae. [1] It is known by many common names including: shrub goldilocks, [2] golden heads, golden bitter bush, [3] golden cowcud [4] or golden hair. [5]

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Description

Chrysocoma cernua is an erect leafy shrub, which grows up to 50 cm tall. [6] Plants are perennial and possess green linear leaves. [7] The leaves are hairless, slightly flattened and curved upward. [7] Flowers are positioned on the ends of stems and are yellow or golden in colour. Blooms are discoid and button-like in shape. [6]

Distribution and habitat

Chrysocoma cernua is endemic to South Africa, where it can be found growing in the Cape provinces [1] of the Northern Cape and Western Cape. [8]

The species has also been introduced into the United Kingdom, [1] where it has become naturalized and Australia, where it has become an invasive species. [9]

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