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Drimia sanguinea

Drimia sanguinea bulb
Common names: red squill (Eng.), rooislangkop, gifbol (Afr.), sekanama, skanama (Sepedi), umahlogolozi (isiZulu).
Family: Hyacinthaceae

Although this is a beautiful bulbous plant with great horticultural potential for gardens and containers it is not recommended for gardening because it...

10 / 03 / 2025 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Arctotis debensis

Arctotis debensis in flower in habitat
Common names: kommetjie grassland butterflower, Debe Nek arctotis (Eng.), kommetjievlaktes-botterblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

Arctotis debensis is a flat-growing, spreading perennial with rosettes of bright green leaves and yellow daisy-flowers in spring. It is only found growing...

17 / 03 / 2025 | Mahlatse Michelle Malemone | Karoo Desert NBG
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Helichrysum ruderale

Helichrysum ruderale
Common names: weedy yellow everlasting (Eng.); geelsewejaaartjie (Afr.); umadotsheni (isiZulu)
Family: Asteraceae

Helichrysum ruderale is a herbaceous flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons. It brings life into sunny or semi-shade flowerbeds...

17 / 03 / 2025 | Itumeleng Machete | Pretoria NBG
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Erythrina caffra

Family: Fabaceae

See Erythrina afra...

21 / 03 / 2025 | | Pretoria NBG
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Tephrosia zoutpansbergensis

Tephrosia zoutpansbergensis
Common names: Soutpansberg poison pea (Eng.); Soutpansberg-gifertjie (Afr.); murumbulashedo (Tshivenda)
Family: Fabaceae

Tephrosia zoutpansbergensis is a bushy shrub that belongs in the Fabaceae (legume family), with yellowish orange flowers in spring and summer followed...

24 / 03 / 2025 | Mpho Mathalauga | Pretoria NBG
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Erythrina abyssinica

Erythrina abyssinica in flower in Kirstenbosch NBG
Common names: red-hot-poker tree, lucky bean tree, Abyssinian coral tree, flame tree (Eng.), vuurpylkoraalboom (Afr.), umkhamba, umsinsi (isiZulu), umgqogqogqo (isi
Family: Fabaceae

Erythrina abyssinica is a striking spectacle of nature with rugged, spiny branches, vibrant foliage and vivid red-orange blooms that attract pollinators...

24 / 03 / 2025 | Thamsanqa Msweli | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi

Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi habit and flowers
Common names: feather duster, shock-headed peter (Eng.); pluimbossie, veerbossie (Afr.); bogopa (?) (Sotho); nyenu, ndengu (Wemba: Zambia).
Family: Ranunculaceae

Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi, previously known as Clematopsis scabiosifolia among other names, is a striking subshrub that typically grows to about...

31 / 03 / 2025 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Pelargonium exhibens

Pelargonium exhibens
Common names: exhibiting pelargonium (Eng.)
Family: Geraniaceae

With the Albany Thicket Biome and parts of the Nama Karoo being its only home, the exhibiting pelargonium lives up to its name in succulent scrub, showcasing...

31 / 03 / 2025 | Ntsakisi Masia | Kwelera NBG
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