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Square Perdekaroo

Oedera squarrosa

Square Perdekaroo
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Cape Prov.

About

Oedera squarrosa ("Vierkant-perdekaroo") is a prickly shrublet belonging to the family Asteraceae.

It is an abundant and common species in the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa (Namaqualand to Port Elizabeth). It is most commonly found near to the main mountain ranges, especially in rocky loamy or clayey soils.

Other Oedera plants

Oedera calycina · Cape Perdekaroo · Oedera flavicoma · Crossleaf Perdekaroo · Lesser Perdekaroo · Scaly Perdekaroo · Oedera montana · Oedera speciosa · Limestone Perdekaroo · Vascular Plants

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oedera squarrosa 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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