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Dierama dubium

Dierama dubium
Common names: hidden hairbell (Eng.); grasklokkie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

A little-known and seldom seen, perennial, evergreen geophyte with small, nodding dark purple-red flowers and white bracts which are borne on arching stems...

19 / 08 / 2024 | Mlondi Sikhosana | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Gladiolus liliaceus

Gladiolus liliaceus
Common names: large brown-afrikaner, large brown africander, brown africander, sword lily (Eng.); ribbokblom, aandpypie, grootbruinafrikaner, kaneelaandblom, bruina
Family: Iridaceae

The large brown-afrikaner has a remarkable ability to transform its flower colour from light brown, pinkish-red, tan, purplish, cream or greenish-yellow...

07 / 10 / 2024 | Ramafalo Dikeledi | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Mesembryanthemum amplectens

Mesembryanthemum amplectens in flower in habitat
Common names: clasping ice plant (Eng.); klouvygie (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

A distinctive low-growing succulent dominating the flat lands of the Richtersveld, forming a beautiful floral mat on open spaces with its eye-catching...

07 / 10 / 2024 | Thabang Makola | Karoo Desert NBG
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Watsonia lepida

Watsonia lepida
Common names: lonesome watsonia (Eng.); khahla (Sesotho)
Family: Iridaceae

Watsonia lepida has showy pink flowers in midsummer, it is a summer-grower from the Drakensberg Mountains, that occurs as scattered individuals amongst...

14 / 10 / 2024 | Mashudu Tshitereke | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Watsonia strubeniae

Watsonia strubeniae
Common names: Sabie watsonia Graskop watsonia, Struben’s watsonia (Eng.) Graskopse-kanolpypie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

Watsonia strubeniae is a charming grassland geophyte endemic to Mpumalanga, known for its tall spikes of pale pink autumn flowers, and it thrives in sunny,...

04 / 11 / 2024 | Pfuluwani Ndou | Lowveld NBG
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Stenoglottis longifolia

Stenoglottis longifolia growing on its preferred rocky substrate
Common names: long-leaved stenoglottis
Family: Orchidaceae

The long-leaved stenoglottis is an attractive, relatively easy-to-grow orchid that charms with its graceful spikes of lilac to mauve flowers. It naturally...

11 / 11 / 2024 | Natasha Lombard | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Erica blandfordia

Erica blandfordia
Common names: yellow wax heath (Eng.); geelwasheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

Erica blandfordia gives a show of bright yellow flowers in spring and early summer....

11 / 11 / 2024 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Brunsvigia pulchra

Brunsvigia pulchra
Common names: Namaqualand tulip, torch candelabra (Eng.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

Brunsvigia pulchra is a rarer member of the genus, restricted to the more arid, semi-desert region of Namaqualand. There is a striking contrast between...

18 / 11 / 2024 | Gianpaolo Gilardi | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Searsia gerrardii

Searsia gerrardii red leaves in autumn
Common names: river karee, river currant (Eng.), riviertaaibos (Afr.), inhlokoshiyane, umhlakaza (isiZulu)
Family: Anacardiaceae

Searsia gerrardii is a shrub-like tree with a graceful, weeping habit, striking reddish bark and noticeable orange lenticels (raised pores) on the branchlets....

18 / 11 / 2024 | Luyanda Bhengu | Free State NBG
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Aristea torulosa

Aristea torulosa
Common names: Wood’s aristea (Eng.); blousuurkanol (Afr.); khahla, lethepu-le-lenyenyane (Sesotho,); umluzi omncane (isiZulu); phayimashimane (siSwati)
Family: Iridaceae

A lovely, vibrant species of Aristea with striking, star-like, blue flowers that appear prolifically in summer....

25 / 11 / 2024 | Ofentse Naanyane | Free State NBG
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Agathosma muirii

Agathosma muirii
Common names: Muir’s buchu, heart-leaf buchu (Eng.); Muir-boegoe (Afr.)
Family: Rutaceae

A hardy, aromatic and water-wise, white- to pink-flowering shrub which thrives in full sun, on limestone or sandy patches in fynbos vegetation....

09 / 12 / 2024 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pseudogaltonia clavata

Pseudogaltonia clavata plants in flower in habitat
Common names: desert coconut, desert hyacinth, osonanga lily, Namibian slangkop, Cape hyacinth, (Eng.); gifbol, groenlelie, slangkop, Namibia-slangkop (Afr.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

The desert coconut (Pseudogaltonia clavata) is an impressive bulbous plant with tall spikes of drooping greenish white flowers, which add architectural...

09 / 12 / 2024 | Natasha Lombard | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Alepidea macowani

Alepidea macowani
Common names: Amathole alepidea, MacOwan’s alepidea (Eng.); kalmoes (Afr.); ikhatazo (isiZulu); inkatazo, iqwili (isiXhosa)
Family: Apiaceae

Alepidea macowanii is a robust, perennial herb known for its hollow, grooved, branched stem and thick, aromatic rootstock. It has basal leaves arranged...

16 / 12 / 2024 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Geissorhiza ovata

Geissorhiza ovata
Common names: pink satin flower (Eng.); pienk satynblom (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

A dainty bulbous plant with white and pink flowers in spring, that blooms profusely after a fire....

16 / 12 / 2024 | Loretta Floors | Harold Porter NBG
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Morella pilulifera

Morella pilulifera
Common names: broad-leaved waxberry (Eng.); breëblaarwasbessie (Afr.); umbhemiso (isiZulu); maluleka, meluleka (siSwati); tshifhangwana (Tshivenda); nyamvura (Shon
Family: Myricaceae

Morella pilulifera is a multi-purpose shrub or small tree with yellowish-green leaves, catkin-like flowers and dense clusters of black berries along the...

23 / 12 / 2024 | Yolanda Nhlumayo | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Encephalartos humilis

Encephalartos humilis
Common names: dwarf cycad (Eng.); dwergbroodboom (Afr.); sijekwane (SiSwati)
Family: Zamiaceae

A small and inconspicuous, clump-forming, evergreen, dioecious, cone-bearing plant, arising from an underground stem, often growing wedged between low...

23 / 12 / 2024 | Mlondi Sikhosana | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Erica thomae

Erica thomae
Common names: flypaper heath (Eng.); vliegpapierheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

Erica thomae is a variable species with white, pale green or pink, tubular, very sticky flowers over quite a long flowering period; it starts to show off...

30 / 12 / 2024 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Gloriosa rigidifolia

Gloriosa rigidifolia
Common names: Waterberg bells, butter lily, yellow lily (Eng.); geelklokkies (Afr.)
Family: Colchicaceae

Waterberg bells is a strict endemic from the Waterberg Plateau and not known in cultivation. It usually grows in rocky situations in full sun or dappled...

30 / 12 / 2024 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Acmadenia tetragona

Acmadenia tetragona
Common names: pagoda flower, Outeniqua porcelain flower (Eng.)
Family: Rutaceae

A hardy aromatic shrub that captures attention in spring, with its delicate, light pink flowers with pink nectar guides clearly visible in the centre of...

27 / 01 / 2025 | Phophi Ceri Thovhakale | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica ampullacea

Erica ampullacea
Common names: flask heath, bottle heath, heath sissie (Eng.); sissieheide, flessieheide, bottelheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

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03 / 02 / 2025 | Samkelisiwe Mathonsi | Compton Herbarium
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