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Scabiosa genus

Scabiosa genus
Common names: scabious, scabiosa, pincushion
Family: Dipsacaceae

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25 / 12 / 2023 | Mulweli Maswoliedza | Compton Herbarium
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Struthiola dodecandra

Struthiola dodecandra
Common names: sweet gonna, pink featherhead (Eng.); soetgonna, katstertjie, heuningblommetjie (Afr.)
Family: Thymelaeaceae

Struthiola dodecandra is an erect shrublet with white or pink, night-scented flowers arranged in long spikes at the tips of the slender stems, which makes...

22 / 01 / 2024 | Caroline Marima | Harold Porter NBG
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Senecio articulatus

Common names: sausage plant, candle plant, hot dog plant (Eng.); worsies, worsiesplantjie (Afr.)

This plant is now called Baculellum articulatum ...

30 / 09 / 2024 | | Harold Porter NBG
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Stenoglottis longifolia

Stenoglottis longifolia growing on its preferred rocky substrate
Common names: long-leaved stenoglottis
Family: Orchidaceae

The long-leaved stenoglottis is an attractive, relatively easy-to-grow orchid that charms with its graceful spikes of lilac to mauve flowers. It naturally...

11 / 11 / 2024 | Natasha Lombard | National Herbarium Pretoria
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