Metalasia pulcherrima

Metalasia pulcherrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Metalasia
Species:
M. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Metalasia pulcherrima
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Metalasia pulcherrima is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape and occurs from the Witteberg to the Langkloof. The species is part of the fynbos.

The species has two infraspecies:

  • Metalasia pulcherrima f. pallescens (Harv.) P.O.Karis
  • Metalasia pulcherrima f. pulcherrima