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Heliophila
Heliophila is a genus of flowering plants in the Brassicaceae family. Members of this genus are either annuals or perennials and some are popular as ornamental plants. Endemic to southern Africa, the majority of the approximately 80 species grow in South Africa, particularly the Cape Floristic Region, while a few extend into the Namib Desert.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Needle Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila linearis
Common Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila subulata
African Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila africana
Mountain Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila scoparia
Fairy-of-the-veld
speciesHeliophila coronopifolia
Stock Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila juncea
Pepper Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila suavissima
Dainty Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila pusilla
Fleshy Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila carnosa
Namaqua Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila variabilis
Grassland Blue Cress Flower
speciesHeliophila rigidiuscula
Samphire Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila crithmifolia
Hanging Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila pendula
Cow Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila trifurca
Heliophila deserticola
speciesHeliophila deserticola
Horny Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila cornuta
Yellow Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila elongata
Heliophila adpressa
speciesHeliophila adpressa
Sandveld Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila arenaria
Toothy Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila meyeri
Heliophila linoides
speciesHeliophila linoides
Clasping Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila amplexicaulis
Milk Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila lactea
Microblue Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila pinnata
Finger Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila digitata
Heliophila seselifolia
speciesHeliophila seselifolia
Tree Sunsorrel
speciesHeliophila glauca
Beach Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila cinerea
Heliophila macowaniana
speciesHeliophila macowaniana
Heliophila macra
speciesHeliophila macra
Heliophila callosa
speciesHeliophila callosa
Heliophila refracta
speciesHeliophila refracta
Heliophila minima
speciesHeliophila minima
Heliophila acuminata
speciesHeliophila acuminata
Heliophila crassistyla
speciesHeliophila crassistyla
Heliophila arenosa
speciesHeliophila arenosa
Heliophila elata
speciesHeliophila elata
Heliophila collina
speciesHeliophila collina
Heliophila thunbergii
speciesHeliophila thunbergii
Mini Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila minor
Fineleaf Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila leptophylla
Dumping Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila concatenata
Heliophila diffusa
speciesHeliophila diffusa
Heliophila decurva
speciesHeliophila decurva
Heliophila bulbostyla
speciesHeliophila bulbostyla
Kamiesberg Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila schulzii
Heliophila cedarbergensis
speciesHeliophila cedarbergensis
Heliophila dregeana
speciesHeliophila dregeana
Heliophila pectinata
speciesHeliophila pectinata
Karoo Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila biseriata
Peninsula Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila promontorii
Heliophila pubescens
speciesHeliophila pubescens
Heliophila astyla
speciesHeliophila astyla
Heliophila vlokii
speciesHeliophila vlokii
Heliophila alpina
speciesHeliophila alpina
Heliophila suborbicularis
speciesHeliophila suborbicularis
Tiny Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila namaquana
Basket Sunspurge
speciesHeliophila laciniata
Heliophila florulenta
speciesHeliophila florulenta
Heliophila nubigena
speciesHeliophila nubigena
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119379.