The African sheepbush (Afrikaans: goeiekaroo, "good karoo", ook: alsbossie, ankerkaroo ("anchor karoo"), gansie, gansogiebos ("goose eye bush"), goedkaro ("well karoo"), karobos ("karoo bush"), karoobossie ("karoo bush"), kleingansie, kortbeenkaroo ("short leg karoo"), rooikarobos ("red karoo bush"), skaapbossie ("sheepbush"), skaapkaroo ("sheek karoo"), soetkaroo ("sweet karoo"), vaalkaroo ("pale karoo"), vleikaroo ("marsh karoo"), witkaroobos ("white karoo bush") Pentzia incana) is a plant native to South Africa and Namibia. It ranges throughout the Succulent Karoo, Nama Karoo, renosterveld, and fynbos, and it is listed under the SANBI Red List as "safe" (LC).
The African sheepbush has been imported to Australia.
The grey, downy shrub grows to around in height, with fibrous stem branches that rise, bundled 3-9 mm leaves of egg or wedge shape split one or two ways, and yellow flowers resembling chamomile.
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