Martha's exotic Backyard in Israel

Eriocephalus africanus, Cape snow bush, African rosemary,
צמרר אפריקני
Scientific name:  Eriocephalus africanus L.
Common name:  Cape Snow Bush, African rosemary
Hebrew name:   צמרר אפריקני
Family:  Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים

Israel exotic flowers, Flores em Israel, flores exóticas

Life form:  Evergreen shrub
Stems:  Branched, woody stems
Leaves:  Small needle-shaped silvery, grey leaves in tufts along the branches
Inflorescence:  Corymb
Flowers:  White ray florets on the outside and purple disc florets in the centre
Fruits:  Fluffy seed heads(look like cotton, wool or snow)
Flowering Period:  Winter
Origin:  South Africa

Eriocephalus africanus, Cape snow bush, African rosemary, צמרר אפריקני


Derivation of the botanical name:
Eriocephalus, in Greek comp., erio-, woolly-, wool-; -cephalus, -headed; woolly headed; on these scented shrubs the heads, after flowering, become woolly.
africanus, African
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Eriocephalus africanus, Cape snow bush, African rosemary, צמרר אפריקני