Botanical name

Heterolepis aliena

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Rotsgousblom, Cape Rock Daisy
Heterolepis aliena
Heterolepis aliena
Heterolepis aliena
Heterolepis aliena
Heterolepis aliena
Heterolepis aliena

Description

Spreading rounded shrub with cobwebby branches. Leaves needle-like, rolled under edges, pale woolly underneath; large, bright yellow, solitary flowerheads, radiate, on short hairy stalks.

A spectacular sight when seen in flower in inhospitable places!

Habitat

Rocky sandstone slopes and in crevices

Flower Date

September to January