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Asteraceae

Bitterbush

Chrysocoma ciliata L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Chrysocoma

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Bitterbush: Chrysocoma ciliata , flowerheads (florets mostly in bud); Darling Renosterveld Reserve, Darling, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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

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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.