Distribution Map

Thesium asterias

As at April 2024, 15 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Thesium asterias - Stiff, narrowly erect, branching mainly near base, up to c 45 cm high, shoots above middle rarely branched. Leaves abundant, very narrow, erect, lower up to 3 cm long, upper c 1 cm long, tapering to fine point. Upper part of shoot bears series of flowers singly in leaf-axils, on very short stalks with three narrow bracts below each flower. Flower up to 6 mm long, segments narrow, with dense growth of white hairs on inner surface.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.