Inulanthera dregeana
(Athanasia punctata)
Asteraceae Asteroideae Anthemideae
As at April 2024, 2 herbarium specimens
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Athanasia punctata - Erect, robust, unbranched, up to 2 m high, glanddotted throughout, thinly downy. Stem-leaves strap-shaped with few small marginal teeth, up to 3 cm long x 6 mm wide; short leafy axillary shoots present. Inflorescence more or less flat-topped, up to 15 cm across; flower-heads stalked, c 5 mm long, florets about equalling involucral bracts.
* 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.
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