| Metalasia erubescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Metalasia |
| Species: | M. erubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Metalasia erubescens DC., (1838) | |
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Metalasia erubescens is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. [1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs from Elgin to Caledon, the Swartberg Mountains and Cape Agulhas. It grows from sea level to slopes of 1000 m and is part of the fynbos. [2]