Syncarpha speciosissima (L.) B.Nord.

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Syncarpha speciosissima, the Cape everlasting or Cape sewejaartjie, is a species of plant from South Africa.

Description

Syncarpha speciosissima is a shrublet with erect stems that grows to be 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) tall. It is covered in white wooly hairs and produces new shoots every year. The light grey-green leaves are held close to the base of the stem and are oblong or linear in shape.

Disc-shaped flower heads are borne on the ends of long stems between July and January. They have a diameter of 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in). The center starts off yellow, turning brown with age. The flower is surrounded by sharply pointed petal-like bracts. They have a papery texture and are white or cream in colour.

Distribution and habitat

This species in endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows on sandstone slopes between the Cape Peninsula and Tradouws Pass. It prefers the upper slopes of mountains and grows in open areas between bushes.

Syncarpha speciosissima - Wikipedia

Tradouws Pass is a pass through the Langeberg mountain range in South Africa. The R324, is the main road

between Swellendam and Barrydale in the Western Cape.

The R324 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Barrydale to the north with Port Beaufort and Witsand to the south.

Route

Originating from the R62 at Barrydale it heads south over the Tradouws Pass. At the end of the pass, it reaches a t-junction. The western route is signed as the R324 and the eastern as the R322. The westerly R324 passes through Suurbraak and then reaches the N2. It is co-signed briefly heading east. Diverging from the N2, the route then heads south-south-east to Port Beaufort. Here the R322 rejoins the route. The R324 then runs east to end at the neighbouring village of Witsand.

 

Tradouws Pass - Wikipedia

 

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