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Asteraceae

White flowerbush

Metalasia muricata (L.) D.Don

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Metalasia

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White flowerbush: Flowering heads of Metalasia muricata near Nature's Valley, South Africa
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Witblombos, Witsteekbossie
English
White flowerbush

Synonyms

  • Erythropogon umbellatum DC.
  • Gnaphalium muricatum L.
  • Gnaphalium muricatum var. muricatum
  • Gnaphalium saturejifolium Berg. ex Moench
  • Gnaphalium umbellatum Schrank
  • Metalasia ericoides Sieber ex DC.
  • Metalasia muricata var. muricata
  • Metalasia umbellata Cass.

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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.