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Good karoo (Phymaspermum parvifolium)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Common names 
Good karoo
Related feed(s) 
Feed categories 
  • Other forage plants
  • Forage plants
Species 

Phymaspermum parvifolium (DC.) Benth. & Hook. [Asteraceae]

Description 
Shrublet up to 20 cm high with erect woody branches and linear leaves 0.5-1 cm long. The large flower heads consist of small white blossoms with a purplish centre. A valuable fodder plant especially because of its extreme resistance to drought.
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References 
Botha, J. P., 1938. The digestibility and nutritive value of Karoo pasture plants. Farming in South Africa, 13: 63-65, 100-103, 140-143, 162-163, 198-199, 234-237, 304-307, 358, 369, 385
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