Syncarpha speciosissima

Syncarpha speciosissima is a shrublet with erect stems that grows to be 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) tall. It is covered in white wooly hairs and produces new shoots every year.^[3] The light grey-green leaves are held close to the base of the stem and are oblong or linear in shape.^[3][4]

Disc-shaped flower heads are borne on the ends of long stems between July and January. They have a diameter of 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in).^[5] The center starts off yellow, turning brown with age.^[3] The flower is surrounded by sharply pointed petal-like bracts.^[4] They have a papery texture and are white or cream in colour.^[5]

This species in endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows on sandstone slopes between the Cape Peninsula and Tradouws Pass.^[5] It prefers the upper slopes of mountains and grows in open areas between bushes.^[4]