Species Heliophila arenaria
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Heliophila:
Gk. (h)elios = sun; philein = to love. The plant likes a sunny position.
Etymology of arenaria:
From the Latin arenarius meaning ‘sandy’
Scientific name:
Heliophila arenaria Sond.
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Glabrescent to hairy annual to 50 cm. Leaves exstipulate, linear or lobed. Flowers blue, petals with basal appendages, ovules 16--36. Fruits moniliform, 15--55 mm long. July--Sept. Sandstone slopes, NW (Bokkeveld Mts to Piketberg).
Observations of Taxon
Heliophila arenaria
Name of observer:
Annelise Le Roux and Zelda Wahl (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Heliophila arenaria var. acocksii
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Heliophila arenaria
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
06/09/2012 - 12:00pm
Collection:
Heliophila arenaria
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
05/09/2013 - 11:42am