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Metalasia compacta
Metalasia compacta is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs on the Cape Peninsula from Kommetjie to Cape Point. The plant is extirpated on the Cape Flats. It grows on slopes and plains at altitudes of 0-700 m and is part of the fynbos.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Metalasia compacta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
