Asteraceae
White flowerbush
Metalasia muricata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Metalasia
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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.
Photos

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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.