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Nolletia gariepina
Desert beesbossie is a small shrub from southern Africa, growing up to 60 cm tall with yellow daisy-like flower heads. It is found on rocky and sandy uplands, often among granite boulders, from central Namibia to the Northern Cape of South Africa.
Nolletia gariepina, the desert beesbossie, is a species of plant from southern Africa.
This plant contains a water-soluble nephrotoxin (toxin which impacts the kidneys) which has been found to impact cattle. The first outbreaks were observed in the Kalahari in South Africa. Symptoms vary depending on the length of the toxological process but include weakness, malaise, swelling in the perineum, lower chest and abdomen due to fluid buildup and renal cortical pallor. A study showed that cattle are only impacted by ingesting this plant (a dose of 3 gr (0.00043 lb) dry mass per 1 kg (2.2 lb) of animal) if they have not eaten during the previous 24 hours and therefore have an empty rumen.
The toxological impact of this species has also been examined in sheep. Sheep dosed with a 1.5 gr (0.00021 lb) dry mass per 1 kg (2.2 lb) of animal showed no response to the plant while most of those fed 2.8–3 gr (0.00040–0.00043 lb) dry mass per 1 kg (2.2 lb) of animal died.
This species is found growing between central Namibia and the Northern Cape of South Africa. It grows on rocky and sandy uplands and is most commonly found growing amongst granite boulders.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nolletia gariepina 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.
