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Doll Blombush

Metalasia massonii

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Cape Prov.

About

Metalasia massonii is a semi-shrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape, from the Klein Swartberg to Grahamstown. The plant is part of the fynbos and grows at altitudes of 300-1700 m.

Other Metalasia plants

Pointy Blombush · Crooked Blombush · Metalasia agathosmoides · Metalasia albescens · Metalasia alfredii · Golden Blombush · Metalasia bodkinii · Shortleaf Blombush · Lime Blombush · Ball Blombush · Metalasia cephalotes · Dense Blombush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Metalasia massonii 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.

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