| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Berkheya purpurea (DC.) Mast. trib. Arctotidae |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron. 1872: 1262 (1872) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | leaves basal, crowded, abaxially lanate, margins sinuate, dentate, spinose, capitula 5-8cm across in terminal inflorescence, disc purple, involucre spinose |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Crocodilodes purpurea (DC.) Kuntze Stobaea purpurea DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |