About Chrysocoma ciliata L.
Chrysocoma ciliata L. is a shrub that reaches a height of 60 cm. This species is found across most of South Africa, excluding Limpopo, and also grows in Lesotho, Mozambique, and Namibia. In the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, it grows alongside fynbos vegetation on rocky slopes and rocky plains. The plant produces slender stems covered in dense foliage. Its leaves are narrow or needle-shaped (acicular), have stiff hairs along their edges, and grow in a semi-erect orientation. The yellow flower heads are borne singly at the tips of branches, do not have ray florets (ribbon flowers), and are surrounded by rows of narrow bracts. This shrub flowers from September to January.
