Oedera garnotii is a shrublet belonging to the daisy family (Compositae or Asteraceae), indigenous to the southern Overberg region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Oedera garnotii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Oedera
Species:
O. garnotii
Binomial name
Oedera garnotii
(Less.) N.G.Bergh
Synonyms[1]
  • Nestlera garnotii (Less.) Harv.
  • Polychaetia garnotii Less.
  • Relhania garnotii (Less.) K.Bremer
  • Nestlera tenuifolia DC.

Description

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Oedera garnotii is a small shrublet, with short, ericoid leaves and flowerheads composed in terminal cymes.[2]

Distribution

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It is endemic to the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it occurs on silcrete, but also in flat, coastal sandy or clay Renosterveld vegetation, between the towns of Bredasdorp and Mossel Bay.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Oedera garnotii (Less.) N.G.Bergh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Factsheet -Relhania garnotii". keyserver.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  3. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2020-05-12.