Haplocarpha rueppelii

Haplocarpha rueppellii is a very low to low (1–8 cm high) perennial plant with a ground rosette of entire leaves and short-stemmed, yellow flowerheads, that contain both ray and disc florets, and is assigned to the family Asteraceae. The species is an endemic of the highlands of Ethiopia and eastern Africa.

Haplocarpha rueppelii
Haplocarpha rueppelii at the centre
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Haplocarpha
Species:
H. rueppelii
Binomial name
Haplocarpha rueppelii
(Sch.Bip.) Beauverd
Synonyms
  • Schnittspahnia rueppellii, Landtia rueppellii, Arctotis rueppellii
  • Arctotis pygmaea, Anemonospermos pygmaea
  • Landtia lobulata
  • Landtia kilimandjarica
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