... by Nicola van Berkel, Wonderwalker and Alice Notten. Searsia tomentosa is a much branched, evergreen shrub or ... in late winter, spring and summer (from June to February). Searsia tomentosa is not endemic to South Africa, but native ... grassland and fynbos, on bushy and rocky sandstone slopes. Searsia tomentosa is a dioecious plant, meaning that the male ...

... Free State National Botanical Garden   December 2016 Searsia burchellii is a much-branched, evergreen shrub or ... 6.3 × 3.7 mm, borne in autumn and winter (May–July). Searsia burchellii is closely related and similar to S. ... Namibia from Warmbad to Maltahohe. The autumn flowers of Searsia burchellii attract insects into the garden. Female ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2015 Searsia lucida is a densely branched, evergreen shrub, ... green, the berries turn shiny brown as they mature. Searsia lucida is found in scrub forest or on forest margins ... and into Limpopo Province, almost to the Zimbabwe border. Searsia lucida plays an important role as a pioneer species ...

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden September 2015 Searsia pondoensis is a dwarf shrub which grows up to 1 m ... from January to April. As with all species in the genus Searsia , the male and female flowers are borne on different ... and seed production. Most of the fruit of other species of Searsia attract birds and are pollinated by bees and ...

... Baloyi Pretoria National Botanical Garden July 2013   Searsia batophylla is a low-branching shrub up to 2 m high. ... fruit as for example plum), sometimes resembling raisins. Searsia batophylla is endemic to Sekhukhuneland, including ... Province. The plants are pollinated by small insects. Searsia The plant is easily propagated from fresh seeds sown ...

... The fruits are round and small, white and red when ripe. Searsia pyroides is widely distributed all over South Africa ... bush, on forest verges, in valleys and in open grassland. Searsia pyroides is ecologically important in South Africa as ... Elephant, impala and kudu eat shoots and young leaves. Searsia Searsia pyroides is not yet popular as a garden plant ...

... Aubrey Walter Sisulu NBG May 2005 Updated July 2007   Searsia leptodictya is a shrub or small tree with an ... The bark is rough and dark brown (somewhat like the karee, Searsia lancea. As with most other Searsia species the leaves are divided into three leaflets. ...

... and drying to black, usually ripening in the autumn. Searsia lancea the karee or red karee and S. leptodictya the ... to the terminal one, and the bark is dark brown to black. Searsia pendulina grows in association with Salix mucronata ... Africa Birds eat the berries and many butterflies breed on Searsia species, the Foxtrot Copper, Samba Copper, Burnished ...

... bulbuls, barbets, white-eyes, pigeons) as well as monkeys. Searsia As for most tree species, the red currant is best ... Africa, belonging to the genus Rhus have been placed in Searsia. Searsia was named after Paul B. Sears (1891-1990) who was ...

... National Botanical Garden June 2002 Updated July 2008 The Searsia lancia  is usually a single-stemmed, low branching ... other provinces of South Africa except for KwaZulu-Natal. Searsia The karee is an excellent shade tree especially in ... and Kalahari since it is evergreen and drought resistant. Searsia lancea does not have an aggressive root system and ...