Species Lampranthus aurantiacus
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Etymology of Lampranthus:
Gk. lampros = bright, shining; anthos = flower; referring to the light reflecting off the glossy petals.
Etymology of aurantiacus:
From the Latin aurantiacus = 'orange'
Scientific name:
Lampranthus aurantiacus (DC.) Schwantes
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Sparsely branched shrublet to 45 cm. Leaves bluntly trigonous, pruinose, 20-30 mm long. Flowers solitary, stalked, orange, 40--50 mm diam. Sept.--Oct. Sandy flats, SW (Malmesbury to Cape Flats).
Observations of Taxon
Lampranthus aurantiacus
Name of observer:
Gideon Smith et al. (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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