Cape Peninsula
Rocky promontory south Cape Town from Cape Point to Table Mountain. See also the broader "Cape Town Area". Excludes the Cape Flats area.
Nodes
Sparaxis grandiflora
Prionium serratum
Thamnochortus levynsiae
Wimmerella pygmaea
Agathosma imbricata
Erica quadrisulcata
Untitled
Tritoniopsis unguicularis
Stoebe rosea
Taxonomy term
Lobelia jasionoides
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Mezleria filicaulis
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From the Latin fili = 'thread-like' and caulis = 'stem'; referring to a thin stem
Oxalis
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From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
Oxalis versicolor
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From the Latin versicolor / versicolor meaning ‘variously coloured’; typically referring to either a flower with multiple colours, or a species that has variously coloured flowers
Sparaxis grandiflora
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From Latin grandis = 'large' and flora = 'flower', referring to having large flowers.