Asteraceae
Bitterbush
Chrysocoma ciliata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Chrysocoma
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Bitterbos
- English
- Bitterbush
Synonyms
- Aster discoideus Sond. ex Harv.
- Aster discoideus Sond.
- Chrysocoma ciliaris Willd.
- Chrysocoma microcephala DC.
- Chrysocoma tenuifolia P.J.Bergius
Photos

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Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.