Botanical name

Arctotis scabra

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Gousblom

Synonym (old name)

Arctotis semipapposa
Arctotis scabra
Arctotis scabra
Arctotis scabra
Arctotis scabra
Arctotis scabra
Arctotis scabra

Description

Roughly hairy subshrub to 40cm. Leaves oblanceolate to linear, hairy above, white-felted beneath. Flowers radiate, solitary on leafy peduncles, floral disc yellow or dark with yellow rays. Common plant on the lower slopes.

Habitat

Sandstone slopes and flats

Flower Date

All year