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Harpagophytum procumbens

Flowers and fruits of Harpagophytum procumbens
Common names: devil's claw, harpago, grapple plant, wool- and woodspider (Eng.); duivelsklou, bobbejaandubbeltjie, kloudoring, veldspinnakop (Afr.); teufelskralle,
Family: Pedaliaceae

... to April (summer) and have fruits from about January. Harpagophytum procumbens subsp. procumbens is found in most ... by porcupines and antelope such as duiker and steenbok. Harpagophytum Little is known about cultivating devil's claw ... fruit. In 1840, Meisner published De Candolle's name, Harpagophytum , for devil's claw. This name is a direct ...

01 / 04 / 2006 | S Smithies | National Herbarium Pretoria
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