Pentzia incana explained

The African sheepbush (Afrikaans: goeiekaroo, "good karoo",[1] Pentzia incana) is a plant native to South Africa and Namibia. It ranges throughout the Succulent Karoo, Nama Karoo, renosterveld, and fynbos, and it is listed under the SANBI Red List as "safe" (LC).[2]

The African sheepbush has been imported to Australia.

Description

The grey, downy shrub grows to around in height, with fibrous stem branches that rise, bundled 3-9 mm leaves of egg or wedge shape split one or two ways, and yellow flowers resembling chamomile.[3]

It is a reasonable grazing plant:

Notes and References

  1. ook: alsbossie, ankerkaroo ("anchor karoo"), gansie, gansogiebos ("goose eye bush"), goedkaro ("well karoo"), karobos ("karoo bush"), karoobossie ("karoo bush"), kleingansie, kortbeenkaroo ("short leg karoo"), rooikarobos ("red karoo bush"), skaapbossie ("sheepbush"), skaapkaroo ("sheek karoo"), soetkaroo ("sweet karoo"), vaalkaroo ("pale karoo"), vleikaroo ("marsh karoo"), witkaroobos ("white karoo bush")
  2. Web site: Red List Entry . SANBI.
  3. Web site: Atlas of Living Australia . 2019-04-14 . 2019-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190414054703/https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2898220 . dead .
  4. Web site: du Toit . P.C.V. . Objektiewe weidingsindekswaardes van Nama-Karoo plantegroei: grasse en bossies van die Karoo . Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute.

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