Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Geelblom, Wild cineraria

Family: Asteraceae (Aster)

Synonym: Cineraria saxifraga var. axillipila, Cineraria saxifraga var. saxifraga

Distribution: Eastern Cape, Western Cape

National red list: Least Concern

Comments: Although the common name of Cineraria saxifraga is the Wild cineraria, this species does not look much like the brightly and variously coloured annuals or biennials that are also called Cineraria or Florist's cineraria. These Cinerarias are in fact hybrids based on Pericallis cruenta and P. lanata, both natives of the Canary Islands, and both having undergone name changes from Cineraria to Senecio to Pericallis, as the botanists try to bring taxonomic order to the huge and diverse daisy family.