Hangklip
A promontory at the south-western tip of the Kogelberg overlooking the Hangklip hotel.
Nodes
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Chironia melampyrifolia
Diastella
Restio festuciformis
Mairia coriacea
Taxonomy term
Diastella
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Gk. diastellein = to separate or expand; referring to the deeply divided perianth segments.
Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. meridiana
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From the Latin meridianus = 'midday', 'noon' or more typically 'southern'.
Euryops
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Gk. eurys = large or broad; ops = eye or face; referring to the large showy capitula or flower head.
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.
Restio
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La. restis = rope, cord-like; referring to a common use for the plant. Restios is known to have been used for rope.