Berkheya

Berkheya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed in tropical Africa, especially in southern regions. Of about 75 species, 71 can be found in South Africa.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toCape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho

Observations recorded17,879

General: Geography and distribution Berkheya purpurea is found Common Name: Purple berkheya

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 155
With media: 132
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: NY, MO, RSA, ANSP, OSU, CAS
Recorded in: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, United States

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Asteraceae
Image: Berkheya purpurea.jpg

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Commons category: Berkheya
taxon name: Berkheya
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1414
topic's main category: Category:Berkheya
taxon common name: berkheya

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Berkheya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed in tropical Africa, especially in southern regions. Of about 75 species, 71 can be found in South Africa.

Most species have yellow ray florets, a few have white, and B. purpurea has light purple or mauve florets.

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