Asteraceae
African sheepbush
Pentzia incana
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pentzia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Goeiekaroo, Goedkaroo
- English
- African sheepbush
Synonyms
- Chrysanthemum incanum Thunb.
- Pentzia virgata Less.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.