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Cyathula uncinulata

Cyathula uncinulata
Common names: globe cyathula, burweed (Eng.); rondeklits, klits, wolbossie (Afr.); maime (Sepedi); bohome (Sesotho)
Family: Amaranthaceae

If there is a plant that has mastered the art of dominance and hook-ups, its definitely the globe cyathula. A perennial plant capable of creating impenetrable...

| Lesiba Papo | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Calpurnia reflexa

Calpurnia reflexa leaf
Common names: Sotho laburnum, Free State golden-pea (Eng.); tlole (Sesotho); Sotho-geelkeur (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

Calpurnia reflexa, commonly known as Sotho laburnum or Free State golden pea, is a shrub to small tree bearing attractive bright yellow flowers in summer....

| Sharlotte Kwenaite | Free State NBG
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Coleus gibbosus

Coleus gibbosus
Common names: Karkloof hullwort, wild coleus (Eng.); Karkloofspoorsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

Few indigenous plants combine understated beauty and resilience as effectively as Coleus gibbosus. This attractive aromatic perennial belongs to the mint...

| Thamsanqa Msweli | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Crassula swaziensis

Crassula swaziensis inflorescence and flowers
Common names: money stonecrop, Swati crassula (Eng.), Swazieplakkie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

Crassula swaziensis is a slow growing, mat-forming, perennial succulent with rounded, succulent leaves and white flowers in flat-topped clusters that attract...

| Ziphezinhle Madonsela | Lowveld NBG
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Conophytum regale

Conophytum regale in flower at Kirstenbosch
Common names: royal dumpling (Eng.), ratelknopie (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

Conophytum regale is a dwarf cluster-forming to cliff-hugging, summer-dormant succulent with greyish-green succulent leaves fused into a 2-lobed body and...

| Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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