Chrysocoma cernua is a species of flowering plant from the family Asteraceae.[1] It is known by many common names including: shrub goldilocks,[2] golden heads, golden bitter bush,[3] golden cowcud[4] or golden hair.[5]
Chrysocoma cernua is an erect leafy shrub, which grows up to 50 cm tall.[6] Plants are perennial and possess green linear leaves.[7] The leaves are hairless, slightly flattened and curved upward.[7] Flowers are positioned on the ends of stems and are yellow or golden in colour. Blooms are discoid and button-like in shape.[6]
Chrysocoma cernua is endemic to South Africa, where it can be found growing in the Cape provinces[1] of the Northern Cape and Western Cape.[8]
The species has also been introduced into the United Kingdom,[1] where it has become naturalized and Australia, where it has become an invasive species.[9]
Chrysocoma cernua is a species of flowering plant from the family Asteraceae. It is known by many common names including: shrub goldilocks, golden heads, golden bitter bush, golden cowcud or golden hair.
