Felicia filifolia
Fine-leaved Felicia · Bakbos, Bergdraaibos (Afr.)
What’s in the name: Felicia: for Herr Felix, a German official in Regensburg, so a daisy with a happy name by accident; filifolia: "thread-leaved".
“And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.”
— William Wordsworth, Lines written in Early Spring – Palgrave, The Golden Treasury (1861), Project Gutenberg
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
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Family
Asteraceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants (assessed as Felicia filifolia (Vent.) Burtt Davy subsp. filifolia)
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Felicia filifolia (Vent.) Burtt Davy subsp. filifolia (assessment 2005/06/30).