Berkheya purpurea

Taxobox

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name = Purple berkheya
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Berkheya"
species = "B. purpurea"
binomial = "Berkheya purpurea"
binomial_authority = (DC.) Mast.

"Berkheya purpurea" (Purple berkheya; syn. "Stobaea purpurea" DC.) is a perennial member of the thistle subfamily (Cardoideae) of the Asteraceae family of flowering plants. Like most members of its genus, "Berkheya", it is native to southern Africa. It is familiar as an invasive plant elsewhere where it used as an ornamental plant.

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External links

* [http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/berkpurp.htm "Berkheya purpurea"]