Metalasia pulcherrima

Metalasia pulcherrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Metalasia
Species:
M. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Metalasia pulcherrima
Less.

Metalasia pulcherrima is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family.[1] The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape and occurs from the Witteberg to the Langkloof. The species is part of the fynbos.[2]

The species has two infraspecies:

  • Metalasia pulcherrima f. pallescens (Harv.) P.O.Karis
  • Metalasia pulcherrima f. pulcherrima

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