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Sparse Blombush
Metalasia oligocephala
Metalasia oligocephala is a semi-shrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape in the Langeberg near Swellendam between the Protea Valley and Nooitgedacht. There is only one known population of about 1000 plants. The plant is part of the fynbos and is threatened by invasive plants.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 589937.