Metalasia compacta is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs on the Cape Peninsula from Kommetjie to Cape Point.https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=133-18 REDLIST Sanbi The plant is extirpated on the Cape Flats. It grows on slopes and plains at altitudes of 0-700 m and is part of the fynbos.https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232350-1 Plants of the World Online
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