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Lobostemon montanus

Common names: mountain lobostemon (Eng.); agtdaegeneesbos (Afr.)

Family: Boraginaceae

... summers. It has performed very well at Kirstenbosch in the Erica and Protea sections. It will benefit from some top ...

15 / 08 / 2011 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG

Mimetes hirtus

Common names: marsh pagoda, red and yellow bottlebrush, tall pagoda, hairy mimetes, pineapple bush ( Eng. ); kreupelboom, vleistompie, rooistompie, pynappelstompie

Family: Proteaceae

... groundwater inflow from surrounding slopes, also known as Erica-Osmitopsis Seepage Fynbos (Boucher 1978). It is thus ... instance Chondropetalum tectorum , Elegia capensis , Erica perspicua , Osmitopsis asteriscoides and Psoralea ...

13 / 03 / 2006 | Von Witt C | CREW

Muraltia scoparia

Common names: tortoise berry, dune berry (Eng.); skilpadbessie, duinebessie (Afr.)

Family: Polygalaceae

... myrtifolia , Felicia filifolia and various Protea and Erica species. The plants are propagated by seeds in sandy ...

07 / 11 / 2005 | Christien Bredenkamp | Pretoria NBG

Osmitopsis asteriscoides

Common names: swamp daisy, mountain daisy, bellis (Eng.); bels, belskruie, belsbos, belsebos, belsbossie, belsebossie (Afr.).

Family: Asteraceae

... Wachendorfia thyrsiflora (golden scepter), Erica perspicua (Prince of Wales heath), the restios ...

01 / 11 / 2010 | Jane Forrester | Harold Porter NBG

Osteospermum incanum subsp. incanum

Common names: grey bietou, grey tick berry (Eng.); grysbietou, fynbietou, vaalsandbietou, vaalbietou, vaalbitou (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

... , Searsia lucida , Metalasia densa, Diosma hirsuta , Erica corifolia, E. ferrea, E. imbricata, E. mammosa , E. ...

03 / 04 / 2023 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Othonna quinquedentata

Common names: Five-tooth baboon cabbage, heavenly daisy (Eng.); bobbejaankool (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

... , Nerine sarniensis , Metalasia spp. , Protea cynaroides , Erica rhopalantha and Tetraria thermalis . Othonna Othonna ...

30 / 08 / 2021 | Karen Wall | Harold Porter NBG

Penaea mucronata

Common names: noughts-and-crosses (Eng.)

Family: Penaeaceae

... Environ. & Geo. Sciences) June 2021 Acknowledgements: Mrs Erica (Siqamo Yeko) for her continuous support. Penaea ... or rocky mountain slopes associated with species like Erica, low species of Leucospermum and Leucadendron , and ... well-ventilated position, with fynbos companions such as Erica , Metalasia , Stoebe , Leucadendron , Leucospermum , ...

28 / 06 / 2021 | Kamogelo Solomon Modimola | Kirstenbosch NBG

Phylica ericoides

Common names: heath phylica, ericoid phylica ( Eng. ); hardebos (Afr.)

Family: Rhamnaceae

... The species name ericoides means resembling the genus Erica, commonly known as heaths or heathers. Like many fynbos ...

16 / 04 / 2007 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Polytrichum commune

Common names: common hair cap moss

Family: Polytrichaceae

... plants like Lycopodium cernum and species of Selaginella, Erica and Drosera. Polytrichum There is no recorded ...

15 / 08 / 2011 | Nonkululo Phephu | National Herbarium Pretoria

Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis

Common names: Potberg sugarbush, Potberg shuttlecock protea (Eng.); Potberg-langknopsuikerbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... Artemisia afra , Metalasia densa, Berzelia abrotanoides , Erica mammosa , Polygala myrtifolia , Leucadendron laureolum ...

03 / 08 / 2009 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea burchellii

Common names: Burchell's sugarbush ( Eng. ); blinksuikerbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... with other fynbos species such as Restio, Buchu and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in rockeries ...

23 / 06 / 2008 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea compacta

Common names: Bot River protea, Bot River sugarbush, Compacta ( Eng. ); duinesuikerbos, suikerkan, Botrivier-protea (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... are Protea repens , P. lepidocarpodendron , P. coronata, Erica ericoides, E. viscaria subsp. longifolia, E. pinea, ...

10 / 09 / 2007 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea grandiceps

Common names: red sugarbush, red protea (Eng.); rooisuikerbos, rooisuikerkan (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... including Paranomus reflexus , species of Syncarpha , Erica discolor , Elegia equisetacea and Leucospermum reflexum ...

08 / 05 / 2016 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea nitida

Common names: wagon tree ( English); waboom, blousuikerbos, bobbejaansuikerbos, brandhout. (Afrikaans)

Family: Proteaceae

... fynbos species, such as Restio, Agathosma (buchu) and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in very ...

18 / 06 / 2007 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea stokoei

Common names: pink sugarbush

Family: Proteaceae

... such as Protea speciosa, Mimetes cucullatus , Erica fastigiata and Leucadendron gandogeri. In 1735 ...

24 / 05 / 2010 | Berenice Carolus | Harold Porter NBG

Pteronia aspera

Common names: sand gumbush (Eng.); sandgombos (Afr.)

Family: Asteraceae

... aliena , Plecostachys serpyllifolia , Protea repens , Erica coccinea , Erica plukenetii , E. sitiens and E. viscaria subsp. ...

07 / 10 / 2019 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Restio similis

Common names: slender blobs (Eng.)

Family: Restionaceae

... filifolia , Watsonia borbonica , Aristea capitata , Erica mammosa , with Leucadendron argenteum at the back to ...

10 / 02 / 2020 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia albicaulis

Common names: white-stemmed sage (Eng.); witstingelsalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

... with fynbos elements such as Restionaceae, Proteaceae and Erica species. The plants may need to be pruned back lightly ...

07 / 11 / 2011 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia aurita var. aurita

Common names: oogseerbossie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

... with Fynbos elements such as Restionaceae, Proteaceae and Erica species. The fast-growing plants get untidy after each ...

24 / 10 / 2011 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia dentata

Flowers and clayx which remains after flower falls

Common names: Toothed sage (Eng.); bergsalie, blousalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

... with fynbos plants such as Restionaceae, Proteaceae and Erica species. New plants are easy to propagate from seed and ...

29 / 04 / 2013 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

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