Edmondia sesamoides

Edmondia sesamoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Edmondia
Species:
E. sesamoides
Binomial name
Edmondia sesamoides
(L.) Hilliard, (1981)
Synonyms
  • Aphelexis filiformis D.Don
  • Aphelexis heterophylla G.Don
  • Aphelexis sesamoides D.Don
  • Argyrocome sesamodes Kuntze
  • Edmondia bicolor Cass.
  • Edmondia bracteata Cass.
  • Edmondia splendens Cass.
  • Gnaphalium sesamodes Kuntze
  • Helichrysum filiforme Less.
  • Helichrysum heterophyllum Steud.
  • Helichrysum pseudofasciculatum Schrank
  • Helichrysum sesamoides Willd.
  • Helipterum filiforme DC.
  • Helipterum heterophyllum DC.
  • Helipterum sesamoides DC.
  • Xeranthemum heterophyllum Lam.
  • Xeranthemum sesamoides L.

Edmondia sesamoides is a shrub that grows only 30 cm tall.[1] The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape where it is found in fynbos on sandstone slopes. The plant flowers from August to December.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3040-3 REDLIST Sanbi
  2. ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908710-1 Plants of the World Online
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