Oedera calycina is a shrublet belonging to the daisy family (Compositae or Asteraceae). It is found in rocky Fynbos and Renosterveld vegetation, growing in rocky, loamy or sandy soil, in the Western Cape Province and Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Oedera |
| Species: | O. calycina
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| Binomial name | |
| Oedera calycina (L.f.) N.G.Bergh
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Description
editOedera calycina is a sparsely branched shrub that reaches a height of 1 meter, with distinctively hairy leaves, and brown papery bracts. It is a widespread and variable species though, and includes several subspecies:[2][3]
Subspecies
edit- Subspecies calycina (lower rocky shale slopes) has leaves that are straighter, more slender, and narrowly elliptic.
- Subspecies apiculata (higher altitude mountain slopes) has glabrous (or rarely faintly haired) leaves.[4]
- Subspecies lanceolata (low clay-calcareous soils in the Eastern Cape) has lanceolate leaves that are slightly downcurved.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Oedera calycina (L.f.) N.G.Bergh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Factsheet -Relhania calycina subsp. calycina". keyserver.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants".
- ^ "Factsheet -Relhania calycina subsp. apiculata". keyserver.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Factsheet -Relhania calycina subsp. lanceolata". keyserver.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 27 January 2020.