Syncarpha

"Astelma" redirects here. For similar sounding terms, see Astelia, Astellia, Astell, Astellas, and Astala.

Syncarpha is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2][3] The flowers are known by the common name: everlastings. The genus is endemic to the fynbos of the Eastern and Western Cape in South Africa.^[4]

Species

Syncarpha
Syncarpha vestita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Syncarpha DC.
Synonyms[1]
Argyranthus Neck., not validly publ. Astelma R.Br. ex Ker Gawl. Damironia Cass. Helipterum DC. Leucostemma D.Don

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:^[1]

• Syncarpha affinis (B.Nord.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha argyropsis (DC.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha aurea B.Nord.
• Syncarpha canescens (L.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha dregeana (DC.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha dykei (Bolus) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha eximia (L.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha ferruginea (Lam.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha flava (Compton) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha gnaphaloides (L.) DC.
• Syncarpha lepidopodium (Bolus) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha loganiana (Compton) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha marlothii (Schltr.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha milleflora (L.f.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha montana (B.Nord.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha speciosissima (L.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha staehelina (L.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha variegata (P.J.Bergius) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha vestita (L.) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha virgata (P.J.Bergius) B.Nord.
• Syncarpha zeyheri (Sond.) B.Nord.