Plants of the Week
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Callilepis leptophylla
Common names: wild daisy (Eng.); bergbitterbossie (Afr.); imphila (siSwati)
Family: Asteraceae
An aromatic perennial herb with needle-like leaves and large flowers early in the season, and it mixes well with grasses. ...
28 / 10 / 2019 | T.T. Masupa | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Callilepis laureola
Common names: Ox-eye Daisy (eng.); Wildemargriet (Afr.); mila (Sw); amafuthomhlaba, ihlamvu, impila (Z)
Family: Asteraceae
This is a spring flower of the grasslands with the unusual combination of dark disc, white rays and bright green foliage, making it an attractive garden...
24 / 03 / 2008 | Desiree Marimuthoo | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Caesalpinia rostrata
Common names: beakpod plumeflower/ beaked plumeflower (Eng.); tuitpeulpronkstert (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae
This medium to large scrambling shrub with its beautiful leaf patterns produces pink flowers towards the end of the year. It is an interesting plant for...
08 / 04 / 2013 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Caesalpinia bracteata
Common names: Gariep plume-flower (Eng.); Gariep pronkstert (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae
Caesalpinia bracteata represents a fairly recent discovery. It is a rare, thorny shrub with beautiful pink flowers, endemic to the dry desert of the lower...
30 / 01 / 2017 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Cadaba aphylla
Common names: leafless cadaba, leafless wormbush, black storm, desert spray (Eng.); swartstorm, bobbejaanarm, bloustam, doubos, douwurmbos, gifhoutjie, rooistorm, s
Family: Brassicaceae
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03 / 05 / 2004 | Werner Voigt | Karoo Desert NBG
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