SimplePlant

Asteraceae

Berkheya herbacea (L.f.) Druce

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Berkheya

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Berkheya herbacea: Berkheya herbacea, Asteraceae, "Wild Thistle", thorny fynbos plant
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (1)
Afrikaans
Kaaldissel

Synonyms

  • Berkheya cynaroides (Vahl) Willd.
  • Berkheya cynaroides var. cynaroides
  • Berkheya kraussii Sch.Bip.
  • Berkheya scolymoides DC.
  • Crocodilodes herbacea (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Evopis heterophylla Cass.
  • Gorteria herbacea L.f.
  • Rohria cynaroides Vahl

Photos

More in Berkheya

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.