Asteraceae
Berkheya spinosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Berkheya
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Common names
By language (1)
- Afrikaans
- Bokdissel
Synonyms
- Berkheya obovata Willd.
- Crocodilodes spinosa (L.f.) Kuntze
- Gorteria spinosa L.f.
- Rohria obovata Thunb.
Flowers
- In flower
- July, September (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: flamelily, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.