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Hibiscus waterbergensis

Hibiscus waterbergensis
Common names: Waterberg hibiscus (Eng.); Waterberg hibiscus (Afr.).
Family: Malvaceae

As a neat, upright, little-branched shrub of about 1.5 m tall, with its greyish-green appearance and vibrant scarlet-red flowers in summer, Hibiscus waterbergensis...

03 / 02 / 2025 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Delosperma gautengense

Delosperma gautengense
Common names: Gauteng delosperma, gold reef sheepfig (Eng.)
Family: Aizoaceae

The Gauteng delosperma is a succulent plant native to rocky outcrops of the Magaliesberg in South Africa, it dazzles with its radiant, white, daisy-like...

24 / 02 / 2025 | Rofhiwa Ingrid Mudau | Pretoria NBG
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Jamesbrittenia tysonii

Jamesbrittenia tysonii
Common names: Karoo jaybee, wild phlox (Eng.) witbergheuningkaroo, witsafraanbos (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Jamesbrittenia tysonii is an appealing and resilient perennial with pretty, delicate white flowers in spring and summer. This plant requires little maintenance...

24 / 02 / 2025 | Lerato Mokoena | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe bowiea

Aloe bowiea in the Karoo NBG nursery
Common names: Coega dwarf aloe, Bowie’s aloe (Eng.); kleinaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Aloe bowiea is very distinctive and uncommon amongst the species of Aloe, with very small, grass-like leaves and inconspicuous flowers. Its habitat is...

03 / 03 / 2025 | Mahlatse Michelle Malemone | Karoo Desert NBG
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Englerodaphne ovalifolia

Englerodaphne ovalifolia showing scars left on the rachis after the flowers fall
Common names: broad-leaved fibre-bush (Eng.); breëblaarveselbos (Afr.); uhlosa (isiZulu)
Family: Thymelaeaceae

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10 / 03 / 2025 | Thuli Dlamini | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Tephrosia zoutpansbergensis

Tephrosia zoutpansbergensis
Common names: Soutpansberg poison pea (Eng.); Soutpansberg-gifertjie (Afr.); murumbulashedo (Tshivenda)
Family: Fabaceae

Tephrosia zoutpansbergensis is a bushy shrub that belongs in the Fabaceae (legume family), with yellowish orange flowers in spring and summer followed...

24 / 03 / 2025 | Mpho Mathalauga | Pretoria NBG
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Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi

Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi habit and flowers
Common names: feather duster, shock-headed peter (Eng.); pluimbossie, veerbossie (Afr.); bogopa (?) (Sotho); nyenu, ndengu (Wemba: Zambia).
Family: Ranunculaceae

Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi, previously known as Clematopsis scabiosifolia among other names, is a striking subshrub that typically grows to about...

31 / 03 / 2025 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Pelargonium exhibens

Pelargonium exhibens
Common names: exhibiting pelargonium (Eng.)
Family: Geraniaceae

With the Albany Thicket Biome and parts of the Nama Karoo being its only home, the exhibiting pelargonium lives up to its name in succulent scrub, showcasing...

31 / 03 / 2025 | Ntsakisi Masia | Kwelera NBG
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Crassula smithii

Crassula smithii in flower in habitat
Common names: Noodsberg cliff-crassula (Eng.), Noodsbergkransplakkie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

Crassula smithii is a rare, sparingly branched succulent, with yellowish-green leaves in a dense rosette and a rounded inflorescence of many small, star-shaped...

21 / 04 / 2025 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Crassula foveata

Crassula foveata in flower on a cliff ledge
Common names: pitted cliff-crassula (Eng.), Mzimvubu-kransplakkie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

Crassula foveata is a solitary to mat-forming, freely branched succulent becoming a cliff-hugger. The leaves are in a loose rosette, yellowish green becoming...

28 / 04 / 2025 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Tulbaghia coddii

Tulbaghia coddii
Common names: poet’s garlic, Codd’s wild garlic (Eng.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

Tulbaghia coddii is a rare and delicate bulbous geophyte with garlic-scented bright green leaves and beautiful sweetly fragrant flowers in spring and early...

05 / 05 / 2025 | Ziphezinhle Madonsela | Lowveld NBG
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