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Asteraceae

Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) Less. ex DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Brachylaena

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Brachylaena elliptica: Brachylaena elliptica al Jardí Botànic de Barcelona .
Photo: Jardí Botànic de Barcelona, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Afrikaans
Bitterblaar

Synonyms

  • Brachylaena dentata (Thunb.) DC.
  • Brachylaena dentata var. dentata
  • Brachylaena dentata var. salicina DC.
  • Brachylaena elliptica var. elliptica
  • Brachylaena elliptica var. salicina (DC.) Harv.
  • Tarchonanthus ellipticus Thunb.

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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.