Cape Town Area
Broad area from Cape Town to the Cape Peninsula that includes the Cape Flats.
Nodes
Persicaria decipiens
Oxalis natans
Hibiscus trionum
Crassula dichotoma
Aspalathus angustifolia
Torilis arvensis
Erodium moschatum
Leidesia procumbens
Indigofera filifolia
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Taxonomy term
Ornithogalum fragrans
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From the Latin fragrans = ‘fragrant’
Ornithogalum schlechterianum
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Named in honour of the German Rudolf Schlecter (1872-1925) and/or his brother Max (1874-1960), renowned plant collectors from South Africa. Rudolf made more than 12 000 collections. His brother Max settled in Port Nolloth where he earned his living collecting and trading
Ornithogalum suaveolens
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From the Latin ‘suave’ = ‘pleasantly’; and the Latin ‘olens’ = ‘smelling’. i.e. pleasant smelling.
Osteospermum dentatum
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From the Latin dentatus meaning 'toothed'. Each tooth is angled equally as compared with serrate in which the projections are angled more on one side than the other (forward pointing).
Osteospermum imbricatum
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From the Latin imbricatus meaning ‘overlapping / tiled’
Osteospermum tomentosum
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From the Latin tomentosus = 'densely woolly'
Osyris compressa
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From the Latin compressa / compressus meaning "compressed" / "flattened". Typically referring to an organ such as leaf or stem that is flattened.
Otholobium fruticans
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From the Latin fruticans = 'becoming bushy'
Otholobium hirtum
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From the Latin hirtus = 'hairy' and flora = 'flower'
Otholobium virgatum
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From the Latin virgatus meaning 'striped' or more typically a ‘twig / switch’; typically referring to slender branches with few or no leaves