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Cape everlasting

Syncarpha speciosissima

Photo by Fanie
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Field Notes

Description:

Sprawling shrublet with discoid flower heads and papery white to cream-colored bracts.

Habitat:

Sandstone slopes.

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Syncarpha

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Comments (3)
staccyh
Beautiful flowers, nice series Fanie!
Fanie
Thanks Ingrid :-) I added a photo of the bug. Never saw it when I took the photo. It is super small. No idea what it is.
Ingrid3
OHHH can you magnifiy that little bug on the petal? Super nice flower too!
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PublishedOctober 30, 2013

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