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Ursinia sericea

Bergmagriet [Afrikaans]

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 > Genus: Ursinea

Distribution and habitat

Occurs in fynbos and succulent karoo on upper sandstone slopes from Namaqualand (Northern Cape) to the Swartberg Mountains (Western Cape) (van Rooyen and Steyn, 1999).

Ecological interactions

Plant parasites

Publications

  • van Rooyen, G. & Steyn, H. 1999. Cederberg, Clanwilliam and Biedouw Valley. South African Wild Flower Guide 10. Botanical Society of Southern Africa, Kirstenbosch. [see page 230]