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ATHRIXIA
(
G
)
Boesmantee (
Le
)
Family:
ASTERACEAE
a-, = intensive (very much);
thrix, = the hair both of man and beast; sheep’s wool.
(the plants are extremely hairy)
(possibly from Greek, anther, or awn alluding to the fine awn-like tips of the involucral bracts)
(
LS
,
Le
,
FC
)
Athrixia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla
(
G
)
Boesmanstee (
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
(h)eteros, = other (than usual), different, of other kind;
(different, other, uneven)
phyllon, = a leaf.
(
LS
,
BL
)