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Pteronia paniculata
Common names: gum-bush (Eng.); gombos, gombossie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae
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22 / 03 / 2021 | Thabang Makola | Karoo Desert NBG
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Pteronia stricta
Common names: kaatjiegert, kaatjiegertbossie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae
Pteronia stricta is an upright shrub with showy yellow flower heads that appear almost throughout the year....
06 / 10 / 2014 | Hannelie Snyman | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pteronia uncinata
Common names: coast gumbush (Eng.); strandgombos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae
This honey scented shrublet is a must-have for any coastal garden in the winter rainfall region of South Africa....
17 / 02 / 2014 | Zoleka Maphanga | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Putterlickia pyracantha
Common names: false spike-thorn, fire-thorn putterlickia (Eng.); valspendoring, branddoring (Afr.); intlangwana, umhlangwe, umqaqoba (Xho.)
Family: Celastraceae
An awesome multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, with the most attractive flowers that become redder and more showy after they open. Its spiny character makes...
12 / 10 / 2020 | Sephatle Evans Molekoa | Lowveld NBG
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Pycnostachys reticulata
Common names: prickly sage, blue soldier sage (Eng.); stekelsalie (Afr.); umvuthuza, uhlalawane (Zulu)
Family: Lamiaceae
See Coleus kirkii ...
07 / 06 / 2020 | | Lowveld NBG
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Pycnostachys urticifolia
Common names: hedgehog sage, large hedgehog flower, prickly sage, blue boys, nettle-leaf pycnostachys, dark blue pycnostachys (Eng.); ystervarksalie, groot ystervar
Family: Lamiaceae
See Coleus livingstonei...
07 / 06 / 2020 | | Lowveld NBG
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Pyrrosia
Common names: felt ferns
Family: Polypodiaceae
Pyrrosia is a genus of mostly epiphytic and simple-leaved ferns....
02 / 05 / 2005 | Koos Roux | Compton Herbarium
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Pyrrosia schimperiana
Common names: canyon fern (Eng.); afgrondvaring (Afr.)
Family: Polypodiaceae
A rare fern, only known from the Blyde River Canyon in the Mpumalanga Province, confined to sheer cliffs. The plant grows in small, dense clusters, with...
27 / 03 / 2017 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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