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Alepidea amatymbica

Alepidea amatymbica
Common names: giant alepidea, larger tinsel flower (Eng.); kalmoes, slangwortel (Afr.); iqwili (isiXhosa); ikhathazo (isiZulu); lesoko (South Sotho), inkatsankatsa
Family: Apiaceae

... October 2019 Acknowledgements: photos by Geoff Nichols. Alepidea amatymbica is a robust, erect perennial herb, up to ... side and curved on the other side. In its natural state Alepidea amatymbica is distributed along the Amathole ... in the summer rainfall grasslands of southern Africa. Alepidea amatymbica produces, small, white flowerheads on ...

26 / 05 / 2003 | Siyabulela Nonjinge | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Alepidea cordifolia

Alepidea cordifolia inflorescence. Photo Barbara Clulow
Common names: heart-leaf alepidea (Eng.); iqwili (isiXhosa); ikhathazo (isiZulu); lesoko (South Sotho), inkatsankatsa (Swazi)
Family: Apiaceae

... van der Merwe and James Deacon for making their images of Alepidea cordifolia available via iNaturalist. Alepidea cordifolia is a perennial herb, erect, robust and ... smooth, one surface flat and the opposite one curved. Alepidea cordifolia is commonly found in open grassland or on ...

31 / 10 / 2022 | Mashudu Tshitereke | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Alepidea genus

Alepidea amatymbica
Common names: alepidea, tinsel flower (Eng.); kalmoes (Afr.); ikhathazo (isiZulu); iqwili (isiXhosa); lesoko (South Sotho); inkatsankatsa (Swazi)
Family: Apiaceae

... one curved, turning dark brown when ripe. The genus Alepidea , confined to the African continent, comprises ... range as far north as the highlands of Kenya and Ethiopia. Alepidea is primarily associated with summer rainfall ... region, both of which are endemic to the area, namely Alepidea capensis and Alepidea delicatula . The natural ...

22 / 07 / 2024 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Alepidea natalensis

Alepidea natalensis
Common names: Natal star flower
Family: Apiaceae

... Garden November 2016 Photographs: Dineo Dibakwane Alepidea natalensis is an herbaceous perennial, 200–600 mm ... Flowering is in late summer to autumn (December to April). Alepidea natalensis grows in mountain grassland, mostly ... the flowerheads have dried out, and are dispersed by wind. Alepidea Alepidea natalensis can be propagated by seed sown ...

21 / 11 / 2016 | Lungani Mlaba | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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