| Metalasia cephalotes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Metalasia |
| Species: | M. cephalotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Metalasia cephalotes (Thunb.) Less., (1832) | |
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Metalasia cephalotes is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. [1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs in the mountains around Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch including the Hottentots Holland Mountains. It grows on mountain slopes at altitudes of 300 - 1200 m and is part of the fynbos. [2]