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Carpobrotus edulis

Common names: sour fig, Cape fig, Hottentots fig (Eng.); ghaukum, ghoenavy, Hottentotsvy, Kaapsevy, perdevy, rankvy, suurvy, vyerank, (Afr.); ikhambi-lamabulawo, um

Family: Aizoaceae

23 / 01 / 2006 | Christien Malan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Ruschia

Common names: beesvygie (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

... of all succulents in the Mesembryanthemum group of the Aizoaceae family. Ruschia Schwantes Ruschia Only about six ...

14 / 11 / 2005 | Werner Voigt | Kirstenbosch NBG

Delosperma

Common names: Afrikaans names of species: D. carolinense, D. vogtsii : klipvygie, rotsvygie; D. floribundum : skaapvygie; D. herbeum : witbergvygie; D. macellum : r

Family: Aizoaceae

17 / 10 / 2005 | P Burgoyne | National Herbarium Pretoria

Stoeberia arborea

Common names: tree mesemb ( Eng. ); rooi-vye, boomvygie (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

26 / 09 / 2005 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Lithops

Common names: living stones, stone plants (Eng.); beeskloutjies, perdeklou (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

25 / 07 / 2005 | Ian Oliver | Karoo Desert NBG

Sceletium tortuosum

Common names: kanna, tortuose fig marigold (Eng.); kanna, kougoed, tandtrekbos (Afr.); kanna (Khoi)

Family: Aizoaceae

16 / 05 / 2005 | Pascale Chesselet | Compton Herbarium

Argyroderma theartii

Common names: baby-toes (Eng.); bababoudjies (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

28 / 03 / 2005 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Malephora

Common names: mesemb ( Eng. ); vygie (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

28 / 02 / 2005 | Pascale Chesselet | Compton Herbarium

Khadia

Common names: khadiwortel (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

08 / 11 / 2004 | P Burgoyne | National Herbarium Pretoria

Tetragonia decumbens

Common names: dune spinach (Eng.); duinespinasie (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

12 / 04 / 2004 | Jane Forrester | Harold Porter NBG

Frithia humilis

Common names: window plants, fairy elephant's feet (Eng.);bobbejaanvingers, glasies, toontjies (Afr.) Status: Endangered

Family: Aizoaceae

23 / 02 / 2004 | P Burgoyne | Pretoria NBG

Frithia pulchra

Common names: bobbejaanvingers, glasies, toontjies, window plants and, perhaps most appropriately fairy elephant's feet.

Family: Aizoaceae

12 / 01 / 2004 | P Burgoyne | National Herbarium Pretoria

Lampranthus haworthii

Common names: purple vygie, ice plant, mesemb

Family: Aizoaceae

... flowers. Lampranthus is one of the largest genera in the Aizoaceae family. The genus consists of 227 species and 13 ...

18 / 08 / 2003 | Ian Oliver | Karoo Desert NBG

Lampranthus aureus

Common names: golden vygie (Eng.), gouevygie (Afr.)

Family: Aizoaceae

... also refers to other colourful plants in the family Aizoaceae.) The leaves are paired, free or slightly fused at ... Lampranthus genus is one of the largest genera in the Aizoaceae family. The genus consists of 227 species and 13 ...

21 / 07 / 2003 | Werner Voigt | Karoo Desert NBG