Oldenburgia
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Oldenburgia is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family. It contains two or three species, including the commonly cultivated species Oldenburgia arbuscula, and the endangered Oldenburgia grandis
.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family. It contains two or three species, including the commonly cultivated species Oldenburgia arbuscula, and the endangered Oldenburgia grandis
Oldenburgia grandis
Oldenburgia grandis DC. is a small gnarled tree in the Asteraceae family found in the mountains around Grahamstown in South Africa. It grows to a height of about 5m on sandstone outcrops. It has thick corky bark and large leaves clustered at the ends of branches...
.