Pteronia oppositifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, indigenous to the western Little Karoo and Overberg regions in the Cape Provinces of 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: | Pteronia |
| Species: | P. oppositifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteronia oppositifolia L. (1767)
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Description
editA shrub of roughly 30 cm. It has small (5x3mm) leaves that are light grey and woolly underneath.
The flowerheads appear in Spring. They are yellow, 10mm wide, with sticky, yellow-green bracts.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe distribution of this species is confined to the western Little Karoo as far north as Touws River and Anysberg, as well as the Overberg region, as far east as Mossel Bay.
Its natural habitat is dry, stony, clay-rich soils.[3]
References
edit- ^ Pteronia oppositifolia L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ J.Vlok & A.Schutte-Vlok (2010) Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus, Hatfield. p.300.
- ^ Pteronia oppositifolia - SANBI Redlist
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