Metalasia tricolor is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family.https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2976-78 REDLIST Sanbi The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs on the Rooiberg.https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232405-1 Plants of the World Online
It grows on rocky slopes and is part of the fynbos.
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