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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Phymaspermum

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids > Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Anthemideae

The 19 species are endemic to southern Africa.  

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI) and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Phymaspermum acerosum

[= Athanasia acerosa]

Geelblombos [Afrikaans]; isibhaha-segceke, umhlonishwa [Zulu]

See KwaZulu-Natal wild flowers by Elsa Pooley p. 320; Creative gardening with indigenous plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 171.

 

Phymaspermum aciculare

Heuningkaroo [Afrikaans]

See Karoo wildflowers by David Shearing & Katryn van Heerden p. 172

 

Phymaspermum appressum

 

Phymaspermum argenteum

 

Phymaspermum athanasioides

[= Brachymeria athanasioides]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 114.

 

Phymaspermum bolusii

[= Brachymeris bolusii]

See Transvaal Lowveld and escarpment wild flowers by Jo Onderstall p. 200. and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Phymaspermum equisetoides

 

Phymaspermum erubescens

 

Phymaspermum junceum

 

Phymaspermum leptophyllum

 

Phymaspermum montanum

 

Phymaspermum parvifolium (Good Karoo) 

Gaalsteenbossie, Witheuningkaroo, Witblommetjie [Afrikaans]

See Karoo wildflowers by David Shearing & Katryn van Heerden p. 162.

 

Phymaspermum peglerae

 

Phymaspermum pinnatifidum

 

Phymaspermum pubescens

 

Phymaspermum schroteri

Heuningkaroo [Afrikaans]

See Karoo wildflowers by David Shearing & Katryn van Heerden p. 172

Phymaspermum scoparium

 

Phymaspermum villosum

[= Athanasia villosa]

See KwaZulu-Natal wild flowers by Elsa Pooley p. 320.

Phymaspermum woodii