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Metalasia phillipsii is a rare semi-shrub in the daisy family, endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. It grows in fynbos at high altitude and is not a commonly cultivated garden plant.
Metalasia phillipsii is a semi-shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape in the eastern Hex River Mountains and on the Matroosberg. It has a range of 495 km² and four populations are known. The plant is part of the fynbos and occurs at altitudes of 1500-2200 m. The species is considered rare.
The species has two subspecies:
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 phillipsii 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.
