Botanical name

Hymenolepis crithmifolia

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Basterkaroo

Synonym (old name)

Hymenolepis parviflora
Hymenolepis crithmifolia
Hymenolepis crithmifolia
Hymenolepis crithmifolia
Hymenolepis crithmifolia
Hymenolepis crithmifolia
Hymenolepis crithmifolia

Description

Evergreen shrub up to 3m, densely leafy at branch tips. Leaves large, leathery, finely-divided into needle-like segments, the margins rolled under; bears small, discoid yellow flowerheads massed together in densely branched, flat-topped clusters; honey-scented.

Habitat

Rocky sandstone slopes

Flower Date

November to December