Flora Detail

Common Name Hairy Cliffortia
Family Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Date Observed 29-04-2023
Category Shrubs
Catalogue No. 3511RG
Flowering Time Summer
Colour Red
Locations Observed
Estuary
Koppie
Nature Reserve
Small Holding Few,Many
Village
Greater Rooiels

Cliffortia hirsuta

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Hairy Cliffortia

Cliffortia hirsuta is a South African, shrubby, flowering plant species in the Rosaceae family, often known by the descriptive common names Hairy Cliffortia. It is recognized by its dense, velvety, or bristly hairs on its leaves and stems, which help it withstand harsh, dry, or rocky habitats.
It is characterized by having leaves that are covered with fairly coarse, stiff, long, erect, or ascending straight hairs (hirsute).

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