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Hilliardiella aristata

Hilliardiella aristata  with Acraea horta
Common names: silver vernonia (E), ihlambihloshana, isibhaha sasenkangala, umlahlankosi-omhlophe, ileleva (Z)
Family: Asteraceae

... in weight and have a pappus of silver-white hairs.   Hilliardiella aristata  is seen growing in clumps, sometimes ... Malawi. Butterflies, beetles and bees are seen visiting Hilliardiella aristata  flowers at Kirstenbosch. The feather ... with their hairy parachutes are dispersed by the wind. Hilliardiella Hilliardiella aristata  requires fertile ...

12 / 12 / 2005 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Hilliardiella hirsuta

Hilliardiella hirsuta
Common names: Quilted-leaved Vernonia (E), Wildesonsoekertjie (A), ikhambi lenyongo (Z)
Family: Asteraceae

... a 'parachute' of hairs which assists in wind distribution. Hilliardiella This species grows easily from both cuttings ... was revised ans some species removed to the new genus Hilliardiella .  The name Vernonia is after William Vernon, ... in KwaZulu-Natal. There are 8 species in the genus Hilliardiella , including  H. oligocephala with bi-coloured ...

13 / 01 / 2003 | Isabel Johnson | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Hilliardiella oligocephala

Vernonia oligocephala flowers
Common names: bicoloured-leaved vernonia (Eng.); groenamarabossie (Afr.); Ihlambihloshane (Zulu)
Family: Asteraceae

... Botanical Garden September 2009   The bicoloured-leaved Hilliardiella oligocephala   is an erect, often tufted ... the branch tips. It flowers from August to December. Hilliardiella oligocephala is widely distributed in South ... occur in the same areas and flower at the same time. Hilliardiella oligocephala attracts many insects especially ...

14 / 09 / 2009 | N Mankazana | Walter Sisulu NBG
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