Cape Town Area
Broad area from Cape Town to the Cape Peninsula that includes the Cape Flats.
Nodes
Spiloxene curculigoides
Gladiolus monticola
Liparis capensis
Carpanthea pomeridiana
Ornithogalum hispidum
Ferraria crispa
Disa salteri
Satyrium bracteatum
Leucadendron laureolum
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Taxonomy term
Hedypnois rhagadioloides cretica
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From the Latin ‘cretica’ / ‘creticus’ meaning ‘relating to Crete’
Helichrysum serpyllifolium
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Latin, from Greek helikhrusos, from helix ‘spiral’ + khrusos ‘gold’. It originally denoted a yellow-flowered plant, possibly Helichrysum stoechas .
Hermas quercifolia
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Herschelianthe forficaria
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From the Latin forfex = 'a pair of scissors'
Herschelianthe graminifolia
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Latin 'gramin' meaning 'grass' and 'folia' meaning leaves; with grass -like leaves
Herschelianthe purpurascens
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From the Latin purpureus = 'purple' and -ascens meaning 'becoming' or '-ish'; i.e. purplish
Herschelianthe venusta
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From the Latin venusta / venustus meaning charming
Herscheliodisa vogelpoelii
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Named in honour of Dr Louis Vogelpoel, a plant enthusiast who discovered the species
Hessea cinnamomea
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Resembling cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum, either in look, colour or smell