rown ▁f ruits . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Je pson ▁Man ual ▁Tre at ment ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁cal iforn icum ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁E rio ce phal us ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁African ▁flow ering ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁da isy ▁family . ▁ ▁General ▁description ▁The ▁genus ▁E rio ce phal us ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Species ▁Plant ar um ▁of ▁Carl ▁Lin na eus , ▁item ▁ 9 2 6 ▁( 1 7 5 3 ), ▁and ▁was ▁de alt ▁with ▁by ▁William ▁Henry ▁Har vey ▁in ▁Flora ▁Cap ensis ▁ 3 : ▁ 2 0 0 ▁( 1 8 6 5 ) ▁ ▁The ▁plants ▁are ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁s cler oph yll ous ▁bush es ▁or ▁shr ub lets , ▁some ▁species ▁t ending ▁to ▁be ▁th orn y , ▁leaves ▁sil ky - gre y ish , ▁most ▁species ▁are ▁fin ely ▁vill ous , ▁but ▁some ▁are ▁gl ab r ous . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁characteristic , ▁rather ▁sp icy ▁a rom a , ▁especially ▁when ▁bru ised . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁a rom a ▁of ▁ro sem ary , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁convin cing ly ▁so . ▁However , ▁the ▁plants ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁similarly ▁in ▁cook ing . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁generally ▁er ico id , ▁alternate ▁or ▁sub opp os ite , ▁often ▁fasc ic led . ▁▁ ▁The ▁flow ering ▁heads ▁are ▁small , ▁with ▁short , ▁rac em ose