Pooley, E. 1998. A field guide to wild flowers Kwazulu-Natal and the eastern region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Drimia sphaerocephala Baker
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Common names: round-head drimia (Eng.); snotuintjie (Afr.); hlare-sa-noko (Sesotho).
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Cienfuegosia hildebrandtii Garcke
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Common names: small cotton bush, wedge-leaf false-hibiscus, small fly-mallow (Eng.)
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Crassula alba Forssk.
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Common names: grassland red crassula (Eng.); feko, khato (Sesotho); impakatha, isidwe, isikhelekhehlane (isiZulu)
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Stapelia leendertziae N.E.Br.
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Common names: bell stapelia, Leendertz’s carrion flower, carrion chalice, carrion flower, rugose cup starfish, maroon cup starfish, star flower, black bells (Eng.); aaskelk, aasklok, rooiaasblom, tulp assblom (Afr.)
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Struthiola tomentosa Andrews
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Common names: woolly capespray, woolly featherhead (Eng.); veertjie, juffertjie-roer-by-die-nag, roemenaggie (Afr.)
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Ruellia cordata Thunb.
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Common names: veld violet (Eng.); grasveldviooltjie (Afr.)
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Synaptolepis oliveriana Gilg
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Common names: chalk-stick root (Eng); uvuma omhlophe (isiZulu)
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Anemone bracteata (Harv. ex J.Zahlbr.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
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Common names: blistering leaves (Eng.), brandblaar (Afr.), umvuthuza (isiZulu), umvuthuza (isiXhosa)
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Pavonia columella Cav.
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Common names: pink pavonia (Eng.); indole ebomvu (isiZulu).
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Pseudarthria hookeri Wight & Arn.
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Common names: velvet bean, bug-catcher (Eng.); fluweelboontjie (Afr.); uphandosi, uqhonqo, uqwashu (isiZulu)
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