• Region

  Africa

• Country

  South Africa

• State/Province

  Free State

• Locality

  South Africa. Free State, Bloemfontein. Brandkop next to Pellisier suburb

• Coordinates

  -29.143, 26.1619

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

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The New York Botanical Garden
and University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Plants of South Africa
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
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Bergeranthus scopiger N. E. Br.
det. H. J. Venter, 2002
South Africa. Free State., Bloemfontein. Brandkop next to Pellisier suburb: 29°
8.581'S: 26° 9.713’E
Gentle NW hilltop in foil sun. Well-drained rocky soil of red-loam of
dolerite.Natrve and common, in reservoir reserve. Grassland with Themeda
triandra, Aristida congesta, Triraphis andropogonoides and Elephantorrhiza
elephantipes.
Perennial, succulent, dwarf shrub, 15 cm high, 20-30 cm in diam. Leaves
alternate, simple, green, very narrowly ovoid and terete with tapering apex.
Solitary flowers with yellow petals. Fruit a capsule.
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS V0UCHEP
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
H. J. Venter & A. Venter 9739
27 March 2002
00210944