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Photo by Kevin Murray, Inaturalist.ala.org.au.


Another great looking plant by Ivan Latti, Operationwildflower.org.za.


Flowering bush by Nick Helme, Inaturalist.ala.org.au.


 The flower by Kevin Murray, Inaturalist.ala.org.au.

Author: 

Augustin P. de Candolle, 1838

Family: 

ASTERACEAE

Origin: 

Western South Africa

Soil: 

Sand - Grit

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

9 Centimetres

Height: 

20-40 Centimetres

Flower: 

Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

Oakleaf Babooncabbage

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1838. It is found in western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil like sand or grit with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to nine centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 or even 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow.

The genera name from the Greek othone, 'a linen cloth or napkin', in allusion to the downy covering of some of the earlier known species. The species name from Latin;  Quercus ; oak and folium; leaf: 'with leaves like the oak.


The caudex  by Kevin Murray, Inaturalist.ala.org.au.


The leaves by Jean Andre Audissou, Inaturalist.ala.org.au.