Edmondia pinifolia

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Edmondia pinifolia
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Edmondia
Species:
E. pinifolia
Binomial name
Edmondia pinifolia
(Lam.) Hilliard, (1981)
Synonyms
  • Aphelexis humilisD.Don
  • Aphelexis humilis var. macranthaPaxton
  • Aphelexis macrantha var. roseaHereman
  • Argyrocome staehelinaSchrank
  • Helichrysum humileLess.
  • Helichrysum longebracteatumSchrank
  • Helichrysum pinifoliumSchrank
  • Helichrysum spectabileG.Lodd. ex J.Forbes
  • Helichrysum squamosumThunb.
  • Helipterum humileDC.
  • Helipterum longibracteatumSteud.
  • Xeranthemum humileAndrews
  • Xeranthemum pinifoliumLam.

Edmondia pinifolia is a shrub that grows only 30 cm tall. [1] The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape where it is found from the Cederberg to the Cape Peninsula as well as the Kogelberg. The plant flowers from September to December. The species is part of the fynbos. [2]

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