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Vaccinium exul

Vaccinium exul fruiting branch (M.Lötter)
Common names: African blueberry, African cranberry (Eng.); Afrika-bloubessie, bosbessiebos (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... (Ericaceae) is represented by only two indigenous genera: Erica which is extremely speciose, containing ± 770 species, ...

28 / 12 / 2015 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Trichocephalus stipularis

Trichocephalus stipularis flowerheads
Common names: dogface (Eng.); hondegesiggie (Afr.)
Family: Rhamnaceae

... outstanding. Good companion plants include ericas such as Erica curvirostris , E. plukenetii and E. mammosa , Phylica ...

20 / 06 / 2016 | Ramadimetja Junia Maleka | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Thamnochortus lucens

Thamnochortus lucens male
Common names: jackal-tail restio (Eng.); jakkalsstert (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... in a fynbos garden, re-creating its natural habitat. Erica cerinthoides , Watsonia borbonica , Leucadendron ...

02 / 03 / 2009 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Thamnochortus cinereus

Female plant in flower
Common names: silver restio (Eng.); silwerriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... in a fynbos garden, in between members of the Protea or Erica families or in large landscaped areas around an office ...

31 / 05 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Tetragonia fruticosa

Tetragonia fruticosa in flower. Photo Nanna Joubert
Common names: sprawling sea coral, trailing dune-spinach (Eng.); kinkelbossie, kinkelklappers, kleinsaadklappiesbrak, klimopkinkelbossie, porseleinbos, slaaibos, wa
Family: Aizoaceae

... habitat types, except upper mountain slopes (Protea and Erica Fynbos) (Vlok 2015). This widespread species grows in ...

19 / 12 / 2022 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG
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Stilbe ericoides

Stilbe ericoides
Common names: pink stilbe (Eng.)
Family: Stilbaceae

... July 2022 Acknowledgements: the author thanks Mrs Erica (Siqamo Yeko) for her continuous support, Mashudu ... The species name, ericoides, means ‘looking like an Erica ’ which especially refers to the tough sclerophyllous ... leaves that look like those of plants in the genus Erica, commonly called heaths. Stilbe ericoides synonyms ...

04 / 07 / 2022 | Kamogelo Solomon Modimola | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Serruria villosa

Serruria villosa
Common names: golden spiderhead, valley spiderhead (Eng.); gouespinnekopbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... groundcovers like  Ursinia  &  Syncarpha  species,  Erica plukenetii   and small buchus amongst many others. ...

16 / 04 / 2012 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Serruria rosea

Serruria rosea flower heads
Common names: rose spiderhead, bridesmaid spiderhead (Eng.); strooimeisie, bruidsbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... Thamnochortus cinereus ,   Syncarpha argyropsis ,   Erica baueri  subsp.  gouriquae  and  Adenandra uniflora ...

23 / 08 / 2010 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Serruria hirsuta

Serruria hirsuta
Common names: Swartkops spiderhead, hairy spiderhead (Eng.) Swartkop-spinnekopbossie (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... Muraltia heisteria , Liparia parva , Watsonia borbonica , Erica corifolia and Syncarpha gnaphaloides . All of these can ...

10 / 02 / 2025 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Serruria florida

Serruria florida in flower
Common names: blushing bride, pride of Franschhoek (Eng.); skaamblom, trots van Franschhoek (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... fynbos garden and is well complemented with Restio, buchu, Erica and Protea species. It makes an exquisite mid- to ...

12 / 11 / 2007 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Serruria fasciflora

Flowers
Common names: common pin spiderhead; speldespinnekopbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... include Leucadendron salignum , Thamnochortus cinereus and Erica baueri . The genus name Serruria was given after Dr ...

25 / 08 / 2014 | Phumza Bavuma | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Serruria aemula

Serruria aemula
Common names: strawberry spiderhead
Family: Proteaceae

... Leucadendron levisanus  (Cape Flats conebush),  Erica mammosa  (ninepin heath),  E. ferrea , and restios ...

11 / 11 / 2002 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Salvia namaensis

Salvia namaensis shrub
Common names: Nama sage (Eng.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... fynbos elements such as Restionaceae, Proteaceae and  Erica  species. The fast growing plants get untidy after 2-3 ...

05 / 09 / 2011 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Salvia garipensis

Salvia garipensis shrub
Common names: Gariep sage (Eng.); Gariep salie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... families such as Restionaceae and Proteaceae as well as  Erica  species. The fast growing plants get untidy after 2-3 ...

03 / 10 / 2011 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Salvia dolomitica

Flowers of Salvia dolomitica
Common names: dolomite sage, pilgrim's rest pink sage (Eng.); dolomietsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

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

01 / 04 / 2013 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Salvia disermas

Salvia disermas shrub
Common names: wild giant sage, Transvaal sage Eng.; grootsalie, teesalie Afr.; mogasane (Tswana)
Family: Lamiaceae

... contrast with Fynbos such as Restionaceae, Proteaceae and Erica. The fast growing plants get untidy after 2-3 years and ...

26 / 01 / 2009 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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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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Salvia aurita var. aurita

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
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Salvia albicaulis

Flowers
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
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Restio similis

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
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