Flora Detail
| Common Name | Cape everlasting, pink everlasting, pink strawflower, (Eng.); rooisewejaartjie(Afr.) |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Date Observed | 26-06-2021 |
| Category | Shrubs |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 3307RG |
| Flowering Time | Spring,Summer |
| Colour | Pink to Mauve |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | |
| Koppie | Few |
| Nature Reserve | Few,Many |
| Small Holding | Few,Many |
| Village | Few |
| Greater Rooiels | |
Phaenocoma prolifera
Information
Cape everlasting, pink everlasting, pink strawflower, (Eng.); rooisewejaartjie(Afr.)
Phaenocoma is a genus of South African plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The name is derived from the Greek roots φαίνω (to shine) and κόμη (hair), which refer to dry and shiny invocural bracts. Phaenocoma prolifera has just the one species. It is common in the fynbos on mountain slopes in the Western Cape and can easily be spotted from a distance.
Flowers used in potpourri for colour, not smell.
Extract from Inaturalist
