| Synonyms: |
Callilepis glabra DC. Callilepis hispida DC. Callilepis laureola DC. var. glabra glabra (DC.) Harv. Callilepis laureola DC. var. hispida glabra (DC.) Harv. |
| Common names: | Ox-eye daisy (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, growing from a large woody tuber. Leaves variable in shape, up to 6 cm long, 3-veined from the base; margin entire or toothed. Capitula terminal,solitary or rarely 2-4 together, up to 6 cm in diameter; disc florets purple-black, ray-florets white. Often seen flowering after fires. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique, Swazailand and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | M |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 10 August 2015 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 212. (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 454 - 455. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 216 - 217. (Includes a picture). |