Helichrysum pumilio | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Helichrysum |
Species: | H. pumilio
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Binomial name | |
Helichrysum pumilio | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Leontonyx pumilio O.Hoffm. (1898) |
Helichrysum pumilio is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known colloquially as the wolbossie. [2] It is a subshrub native to the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa. [1] An aromatic, it is used by birds such as the Cape sparrow in their nests, possibly as protection against parasites. [3]
Two subspecies are accepted: [1]
Helichrysum pumilio | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Helichrysum |
Species: | H. pumilio
|
Binomial name | |
Helichrysum pumilio | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Leontonyx pumilio O.Hoffm. (1898) |
Helichrysum pumilio is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known colloquially as the wolbossie. [2] It is a subshrub native to the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa. [1] An aromatic, it is used by birds such as the Cape sparrow in their nests, possibly as protection against parasites. [3]
Two subspecies are accepted: [1]