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Gymnodiscus
Gymnodiscus is a genus of two species of annual flowering plants in the sunflower family. Both have yellow flowerheads with both ray and disc florets and very short pappus, with only the ray florets setting seed. The leaves are in a basal rosette. The genus is called geelkruid in Afrikaans and hair daisy in English. The continued survival of both species is considered to be of least concern.
Gymnodiscus capillaris is a wide-spread species that can be found in both the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa, between the Cape Peninsula in the west and Mosselbay in the east, to Steinkopf in the north. Gymnodiscus linearifolius has a more limited distribution occurring in Namaqualand which is part of the Northern Cape province of South Africa between Springbok, Kamieskroon and Aggeneys. Both species generally occur on sandy soil on flatlands or gentile slopes. The continued survival of both species is of least concern according to the Redlist of South African Plants.
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