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Eriocephalus africanus (Wild
rosemary, Cape snowbush)
Wilderoosmaryn, Kapokbossie, Kapokbos [Afrikaans]
Life
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Chloroplastida
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Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants)
> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids >
Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Anthemideae
> Genus: Eriocephalus
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Eriocephalus africanus (Wild
rosemary, Cape snowbush) growing along roadside south of Malmesbury,
Western Cape, South Africa. [photo H. Robertson
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Shrub, growing to about 1 m high, native from southern
Namaqualand to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Flowerhead develops into a woolly
tuft that is harvested by birds to line their nests. Essential oils are
extracted from the aromatic leaves for use in perfumes.
References
- Manning, J. 2007. Field Guide to Fynbos. Struik Publishers, Cape
Town.
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