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Petalbushes
Petalidium
Petalidium, commonly known as petal-bushes, is a genus of perennial shrubs in the acanthus family. They are native to sandy flats or stony slopes in the drier bush regions of Africa, India and the Mascarene Islands. The majority of species occur in frost-free, summer rainfall regions of southern Africa, and may be found from low to medium altitudes.
47 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Petalidium setosum
speciesPetalidium setosum
Petalidium variabile
speciesPetalidium variabile
White petalbush
speciesPetalidium aromaticum
Petalidium canescens
speciesPetalidium canescens
Petalidium pilosibracteolatum
speciesPetalidium pilosibracteolatum
Blue petalbush
speciesPetalidium oblongifolium
Gold and silver petalbush
speciesPetalidium englerianum
Indian petalbush
speciesPetalidium barlerioides
Kaoko Rooibekkiebos
speciesPetalidium coccineum
Shining Petalidium
speciesPetalidium lucens
Petalidium mannheimerae
speciesPetalidium mannheimerae
Petalidium angustitubum
speciesPetalidium angustitubum
Ruacana Rooibekkiebos
speciesPetalidium bracteatum
Etendeka petalbush
speciesPetalidium etendekaense
Ivory petalbush
speciesPetalidium luteoalbum
Otavi Mountain petalbush
speciesPetalidium rautanenii
Petalidium linifolium
speciesPetalidium linifolium
Petalidium lanatum
speciesPetalidium lanatum
Petalidium halimoides
speciesPetalidium halimoides
Yellow petalbush
speciesPetalidium giessii
Petalidium cymbiforme
speciesPetalidium cymbiforme
Petalidium welwitschii
speciesPetalidium welwitschii
Petalidium glandulosum
speciesPetalidium glandulosum
Petalidium ovatum
speciesPetalidium ovatum
Petalidium lepidagathis
speciesPetalidium lepidagathis
Petalidium cirrhiferum
speciesPetalidium cirrhiferum
Sesfontein petalbush
speciesPetalidium sesfonteinense
Konkiep River petalbush
speciesPetalidium konkiepense
Petalidium crispum
speciesPetalidium crispum
Petalidium physaloides
speciesPetalidium physaloides
Petalidium ramulosum
speciesPetalidium ramulosum
Petalidium rossmannianum
speciesPetalidium rossmannianum
Petalidium spiniferum
speciesPetalidium spiniferum
Petalidium parvifolium
speciesPetalidium parvifolium
Petalidium tomentosum
speciesPetalidium tomentosum
Petalidium currorii
speciesPetalidium currorii
Petalidium elatum
speciesPetalidium elatum
Petalidium gossweileri
speciesPetalidium gossweileri
Petalidium kaokoense
speciesPetalidium kaokoense
Petalidium microtrichum
speciesPetalidium microtrichum
Petalidium rupestre
speciesPetalidium rupestre
Petalidium subcrispum
speciesPetalidium subcrispum
Great Karas Mountain petalbush
speciesPetalidium karasbergense
Puros petalbush
speciesPetalidium namibense
Huilan petalbush
speciesPetalidium huillense
Opuwo petalbush
speciesPetalidium ohopohense
Engo Valley petalbush
speciesPetalidium engoense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 434869.