| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Berkheya dregei Harv. trib. Arctotidae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 3: 507 (1865) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-1100m |
| Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves alternate, rigid, thinly arachnose, veined, adaxially glabrescent, abaxially lanate, obovate, irregularly spinose-dentate, capitula solitary |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 late summer |
| Synonyms | Crocodilodes dregei (Harv.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |