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Cyperus papyrus

Plant
Common names: papyrus (Eng.); papirus (Afr.); the bulrush of the Bible
Family: Cyperaceae

... of forest-margin vegetation, and several are important fynbos species. Renewed attention is being paid to these ...

24/05/2004 | | Pretoria NBG

Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis

Plant
Common names: rhinoceros bush, rhenoster bush (Eng.); renosterbos, rhenosterbos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... in the Cederberg. Although a common component of arid fynbos, Elytropappus species are nondescript and not well ...

25/09/2006 | | Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch NBG

Erepsia lacera

Plant
Common names: Paarl roosvygie
Family: Aizoaceae

... to the Cape Flora region and typical representatives of fynbos vegetation. Unlike many other mesembs which close ...

22/05/2006 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Helichrysum grandiflorum

Plant
Common names: sewejaartjie, witsewejaartjie (Afr.) (= Gnaphalium grandiflorum L.)
Family: Asteraceae

... and are widely distributed; ± 70 species are found in fynbos. Helichrysum grandiflorum (L.) D.Don Helichrysum ...

22/04/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Nivenia stokoei

Plant
Common names: Kogelberg blue stars, Stokoe's bush iris (Eng.), blousterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... Stokoe (1868-1959) was a mountaineer and a collector of fynbos plants, born in Yorkshire. Nivenia stokoei (Guth.) ...

24/03/2003 | | Harold Porter NBG

Pelargonium pseudoglutinosum

Plant
Common names:
Family: Geraniaceae

... occur in southern Africa, and ± 150 species are found in fynbos. Pelargoniums are often wrongly called geraniums. ...

11/02/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Erica nana - a magnificent potplant

Information Library item
Author: Hitchcock Anthony   |   Date: 1990
Source: Veld & Flora 1   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

... to the keen plant collector. Hitchcock Anthony ericas fynbos yellow Botanical Society Erica nana - a magnificent ...

ericas, fynbos, yellow

Pelargonium trifidum

Plant
Common names: brittle-stalked pelargonium (Eng.); maklikbreekmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... occur in southern Africa and ± 150 species are found in fynbos. Pelargoniums are often wrongly called geraniums. ...

06/05/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Phylica ericoides

Plant
Common names: heath phylica, ericoid phylica ( Eng. ); hardebos (Afr.)
Family: Rhamnaceae

... Erica, commonly known as heaths or heathers. Like many fynbos species, Phylica ericoides does not have a generally ...

16/04/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea angustata

Plant
Common names: Kleinmond sugarbush
Family: Proteaceae

... and making up one of the most important components of the fynbos veldtype in the south-western Western Cape. Protea ...

16/08/2010 | | Harold Porter NBG

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