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Asteraceae

Buffalo-tongue thistle

Berkheya setifera DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Berkheya

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Buffalo-tongue thistle: Berkheya setifera , plant in grassland habitat; Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Rasperdissel
English
Buffalo-tongue thistle

Synonyms

  • Berkheya setifera var. setifera
  • Berkheya setifera var. tropica S.Moore
  • Crocodilodes setiferum Kuntze

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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.