Purple African Thistle (Berkheya purpurea)
Berkheya purpurea is a spiny perennial native to South Africa. It forms rosettes of leaves, bearing vibrant purple to magenta, daisy-like flowers with golden centers in.
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Synonyms
Crocodilodes purpurea Kuntze
Stobaea purpurea DC.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderAsterales
- familyAsteraceae
- genusBerkheya
- speciesBerkheya purpurea