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Otholobium virgatum

Plant in flower
Common names: carpet pea, mat otholobium, eight-day-healing bush (Eng.); agtdaegeneesbossie (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2014 Otholobium virgatum is a trailing, resprouting, hairy, ... pods of O. virgatum are 1-seeded and covered with hairs. Otholobium virgatum occurs commonly in Fynbos areas near ... types and winter coastal rainfall and a frost free zone. Otholobium virgatum has a pea-like flower structure adapted ...

24 / 11 / 2014 | Zoleka Maphanga | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Otholobium fruticans

Otholobium fruticans
Common names: Cape Town pea, roundhead otholobium
Family: Fabaceae

... the use of her images to illustrate this article.   Otholobium fruticans is a trailing, semi-shrub that grows up ... fynbos on steep, rocky slopes, at 180–600 m altitude. Otholobium fruticans is easily confused with O. bracteolatum ... the keel petal is larger and often purple or blackish. Otholobium fruticans is considered to be a food source for ...

21 / 08 / 2017 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Otholobium bracteolatum

Otholobium bracteolatum
Common names: strand dottypea (Eng.); skaapbostee, swawelbos (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

... Mdayi Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP) May 2019   Otholobium bracteolatum is a sprawling shrub, up to 2 m tall. ... for this species is in summer, between November and April. Otholobium bracteolatum bears 4 mm long, 2 mm wide fruits, ... 2–3 mm long, 1.5–2.0 mm wide, dark chestnut or black. Otholobium bracteolatum is found in moist places and occurs ...

06 / 05 / 2019 | Naomi Mdayi | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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