| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Mairia purpurata (L.) J.C.Manning trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bothalia 46(1)-a2024: 3 (2016) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 600-800m |
| Description | stems sometimes ramose, very hirsute, leaves oblong-obovate, petiolate, sharply dentate, adaxially pilose, abaxially densely hirsute, capitula large |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Cineraria purpurata L. Mairia hirsuta DC. Zyrphelis hirsuta (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |