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Metalasia capitata
Metalasia capitata, the Ball Blombush, is a semi-shrub in the daisy family, endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa and part of the fynbos. It is a species that has lost much of its habitat, so it is best grown from responsibly sourced stock and kept in conditions similar to its native fynbos.
Metalasia capitata is a semi-shrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape between Piketberg and Paarl. It has a range of 5 715 km² and has already lost 30% of its habitat to urban development and crop cultivation over the past 60 years. The species is part of the fynbos.
Pointy Blombush · Crooked Blombush · Metalasia agathosmoides · Metalasia albescens · Metalasia alfredii · Golden Blombush · Metalasia bodkinii · Shortleaf Blombush · Lime Blombush · Metalasia cephalotes · Dense Blombush · Metalasia confusa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Metalasia capitata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
