9438.000 Berkheya Ehrh.

Rössler, H. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 5. Subtribe: Gorteriinae. Kirkia 10(1) 73-99

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs (ours), subshrubs or shrubs. Leaves alternate, ± spiny (only weakly so in zeyheri). Capitula heterogamous and radiate (in ours) or homogamous and discoid. Phyllaries in several series, connate at the base only, always spiny, but spines may be slender and bristle-like (zeyheri). Ray florets yellow. Pappus scales in 1 or 2 series or arranged irregularly.

Worldwide: 75 species in tropical and South Africa

Malawi: 4 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
bipinnatifida (Harv.) Roessler subsp. echinopsoides (Baker) Roessler var. echinopsoides (Baker) G.V. Pope	N	Description, Image
echinacea (Harv.) O. Hoffm. ex Burtt Davy subsp. polyacantha (Baker) Roessler	N	Description, Image
johnstoniana Britten[End]	S
zeyheri (Sond. & Harv.) Oliv. & Hiern	N	Description, Image

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