Botanical name

Zyrphelis corymbosa

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Plume Aster, Kaapse Astertjie

Synonym (old name)

Gymnostephium papposum; Mairia corymbosa

Status

Endangered

Zyrphelis corymbosa
Zyrphelis corymbosa
Zyrphelis corymbosa
Zyrphelis corymbosa
Zyrphelis corymbosa
Zyrphelis corymbosa

Description

Soft shrublet up to 60cm. Leaves glossy, overlapping, usually deflexed, roughly scabrid on margins, up to 3cm long. Flowers about 20mm across, usually pale-blue, but may be white or pink, on sandpapery stems; a few rows of hairy, green, pointed bracts below. This is a localised habitat specialist, declining due to competition from invasive alien plants.

Habitat

Sandstone south-facing slopes usually near streams

Flower Date

June to September