Metalasia tricolor

Metalasia tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Metalasia
Species:
M. tricolor
Binomial name
Metalasia tricolor
Pillans

Metalasia tricolor is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs on the Rooiberg.

It grows on rocky slopes and is part of the fynbos.