Botanical name
Haplocarpha lanataFamily
AsteraceaeCommon Name
Baster Gousblom, BrandblomDescription
Tufted, dense, white-woolly perennial up to 20cm. Leaves inversely lance-shaped, toothed and white-felted below; flowerheads radiate, solitary, yellow rays with a red reverse.
Seen flowering 4 weeks after fire, one of the first flowers to be seen after the burn.
Habitat
Sandstone slopes
Flower Date
March to September, mainly after fire