Chrysocoma cernua explained

Chrysocoma cernua is a species of flowering plant from the family Asteraceae.[1] It is known by many common names including: shrub goldilocks,[2] golden heads, golden bitter bush,[3] golden cowcud[4] or golden hair.[5]

Description

Chrysocoma cernua is an erect leafy shrub, which grows up to 50 cm tall.[6] Plants are perennial and possess green linear leaves.[7] The leaves are hairless, slightly flattened and curved upward. Flowers are positioned on the ends of stems and are yellow or golden in colour. Blooms are discoid and button-like in shape.

Distribution and habitat

Chrysocoma cernua is endemic to South Africa, where it can be found growing in the Cape Provinces of the Northern Cape and Western Cape.[8]

The species has also been introduced into the United Kingdom, where it has become naturalized and Australia, where it has become an invasive species.

Notes and References

  1. 193893-1 . Chrysocoma cernua . 4 May 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Shrub Goldilocks . 2022-05-04 . www.seasonalwildflowers.com.
  3. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Golden Heads Chrysocoma coma-aurea . 2022-05-04 . candide.com/ZA.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Golden Heads Chrysocoma coma-aurea . 2022-05-04 . candide.com/GB.
  5. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Chrysocoma coma-aurea . 2022-05-04 . www.nzpcn.org.nz.
  6. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Chrysocoma coma-aurea . 2023-04-01 . Fernkloof Nature Reserve Hermanus Botanical Society.
  7. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Chrysocoma coma-aurea . 2022-05-04 . jstor.org.
  8. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Chrysocoma cernua L. . 2022-05-04 . redlist.sanbi.org.