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Drosanthemum aasvoelbergense

Plant
Common names: Aasvoelberg mesemb (Eng.); Aasvoelberg-douvygie (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... pink flowers only open at midday and are pollinated by bees and small beetles. The fruiting capsules are ...

25/03/2024 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia lanceolata

Plant
Common names: rusty sage, lance-leaf sage (Eng.); rooisalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... out when dry and ripe. The flowers of many salvias attract bees, and are adapted to the bees to carry out pollination. The lower lip of the flower is ...

01/09/2008 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Wahlenbergia cuspidata

Plant
Common names: None recorded
Family: Campanulaceae

... flower design. Social honeybees and solitary Lipotriches bees are the main pollinators. The flowers offer nectar to ... flowers are in the female phase. The solitary Lipotriches bees frequently overnight on flowers. Campanulaceae In ...

01/09/2014 | | Compton Herbarium, KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Salvia disermas

Plant
Common names: wild giant sage, Transvaal sage Eng.; grootsalie, teesalie Afr.; mogasane (Tswana)
Family: Lamiaceae

... visible at the base of the calyx and fall out when ripe. Bees and insects are attracted to salvia flowers. The ... to visiting pollinators. The flowers are adapted to the bees to carry out pollination. The lower lip of the flower is ...

26/01/2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Scabiosa drakensbergensis

Plant
Common names: Drakensberg scabious, pincushion (Eng.); koringblom (Afr.)
Family: Dipsacaceae

... wind. Flowers are popular with insects, particularly with bees and butterflies, which in turn attract insectivorous ... is a wonderful plant to have in a Birds, Butterflies and Bees Garden.   A most rewarding herbaceous perennial that is ...

23/01/2012 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia dentata

Plant
Common names: Toothed sage (Eng.); bergsalie, blousalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... visible at the base of the calyx and fall out when ripe. Bees and insects are attracted to Salvia flowers which are adapted to pollination by bees. The lower lip of the flower is a platform on which the ...

29/04/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Albuca nelsonii

Plant
Common names: candelabrum lily, Nelson's slime lily (Eng.), slymstok (Afr.), intelezi (Xhosa), umaphipha-intelezi (Zulu)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... about the pollination biology of Albuca nelsonii. Honey bees, carpenter bees and various beetles are seen visiting the flowers at ...

12/10/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Alepidea amatymbica

Plant
Common names: giant alepidea, larger tinsel flower (Eng.); kalmoes, slangwortel (Afr.); iqwili (isiXhosa); ikhathazo (isiZulu); lesoko (South Sotho), inkatsankatsa (Swazi)
Family: Apiaceae

... the surrounding grasses, that attract insects, including bees and butterflies, which assist with pollination. In ... complaints. In Zimbabwe the rootstock is used to repel bees and as a protective charm. It has been reported that the ...

26/05/2003 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG, Walter Sisulu NBG

Roridula gorgonias

Plant
Common names: flycatcher bush (Eng.); vliëebos (Afr.)
Family: Roridulaceae

... occasionally, they trap large insects such as wasps and bees.   Roridulas have both male and female reproductive ... the sticky hairs. The juvenile assassin bugs as well as bees help to pollinate the flowers. Roridulaceae It is best ...

16/02/2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Amaryllis belladonna

Plant
Common names: belladonna lily, March lily, naked lady (Eng.); Maartblom, Maartlelie, belladonnalelie (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... by a hawk moth. It was also noticed that large carpenter bees visited the flowers during the day. On the Cape Peninsula, at least, it seems that bees are the main pollinators of the March lily. ...

12/03/2001 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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