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Metalasia capitata
Metalasia capitata is a semi-shrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape between Piketberg and Paarl. It has a range of 5 715 km² and has already lost 30% of its habitat to urban development and crop cultivation over the past 60 years. The species is part of the fynbos.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 589911.