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Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii

Plant
Common names: string of hearts, necklace vine, rosary vine, Wood’s ceropegia, hanging milkwort, Jacob’s beard, little pitchers, chain of hearts, collar of hearts, hearts entangled, hearts-on-a-string, sweetheart vine, heart vine (Eng.); halssnoer-ranker (Afr.); isidakwa, uvemvane samatshe, uvemvane lwamatshe (Zul.)
Family: Apocynaceae

... lwamatshe (Zul.) National Herbarium Pretoria Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii is a perennial, evergreen, succulent ... and purple on the underside. Figure 3. Leaves of Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii . A, ovate blade with cordate base; B, ... indoor plant that can be grown on a sunny window sill. In strong light the leaves will be darkly coloured, with ...

02/12/2019 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria

Aspalathus linearis

Plant
Common names: rooibos tea (Eng.), rooibostee, bossietee (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

... rooibostee, bossietee (Afr.) National Herbarium Pretoria Aspalathus linearis is an erect to spreading, highly variable shrub or ... growing conditions for the plants. In order to grow Aspalathus linearis successfully, seeds must first be ...

25/06/2007 | Marcini Govender | National Herbarium Pretoria

Euryops linearis

Plant
Common names: De Hoop euryops (Eng.)
Family: Asteraceae

... many species from the De Hoop and Agulhas area, Euryops linearis is tolerant of limestone soils, while most fynbos ... or granite-derived acidic soils. Asteraceae Euryops linearis makes a very desirable tall garden shrub. It is ... of three to five results in a larger, denser bush. Euryops linearis is easy to propagate from seed or cuttings. Seed is ...

31/12/2012 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Poor man's cup of tea no longer

Information Library item
Author: Louw Rhoda, Huntly Philippa   |   Date: 2006
Source: Veld & Flora 92(3)154-1561   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

Sustainable harvesting of wild rooibos, Aspalathus linearis, now an internationally renowned choice health beverage. Louw Rhoda Huntly Philippa Aspalathus linearis rooibos tea fynbos Botanical Society Poor ...

Aspalathus linearis, rooibos, tea, fynbos

Aspalathus quartzicola

Plant
Common names: No reported common names.
Family: Fabaceae

Dewidine van der Colff No reported common names. CREW TSP Aspalathus quartzicola is a mat-forming shrub, with branches ... are 2.0–2.3 × 1.8–2.0 mm and tan with brown blotches. Aspalathus quartzicola is a long-lived plant, with an ... is so for most Aspalathus species, excluding Aspalathus linearis (which is cultivated for rooibos). Further, legume ...

09/03/2015 | Dewidine van der Colff | CREW, TSP

Aspalathus

Plant
Common names:
Family: Fabaceae

C Cupido Compton Herbarium A genus the size of Aspalathus displays a large variety of morphological features ... survive fire as reseeders or resprouters. In the case of Aspalathus linearis some populations are reseeders, whereas others are ...

22/08/2005 | C Cupido | Compton Herbarium

Euryops chrysanthemoides

Plant
Common names: golden daisy bush, daisy bush, resin bush (Eng.), geelmadeliefiebos, geelmargriet, harpuisbos (Afr.) (= Gamolepis chrysanthemoides DC.)
Family: Asteraceae

... virgineus , E. annae , E. abrotanifolius , E. tysonii , E. linearis and E. speciosissimus and a hybrid between E. ...

10/01/2005 | Christien Malan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Euryops abrotanifolius

Plant
Common names: lace-leaf euryops, mountain resin bush (Eng.); bergharpuisbos, geelmagriet (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... E. pectinatus , E. virgineus , E. tysonii , E. annae , E. linearis and E. speciosissimus . Euryops abrotanifolius and ...

07/07/2008 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Euryops linifolius

Plant
Common names: narrow-leaved resin bush (Eng.); smalblaarharpuisbos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... find in the retail nurseries are, E. chrysanthemoides , E. linearis (De Hoop resin bush), E. pectinatus (woolly resin ...

01/10/2018 | Sanele Nkosi | Kirstenbosch NBG

Euryops tysonii

Plant
Common names: Tyson's euryops (Eng.); sehlakoana (Sesotho/Southern Sotho)
Family: Asteraceae

... , E. chrysanthemoides , E. pectinatus , E. virgineus , E. linearis and E. speciosissimus . Euryops tysonii E.Phillips ...

30/03/2009 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

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