Species Passerina vulgaris
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Etymology of Passerina:
Believed to be from the Latin passer, a sparrow; -ina, relating to; referring to the black seeds resembling a sparrow?s beak.
Etymology of vulgaris:
Scientific name:
Passerina vulgaris (Meisn.) Thoday
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Protologue:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 162 (1924)
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1924
Shrub or small tree to 2 m. Leaves linear, with a hairy groove beneath, 3.5--10 mm long; bracts ovate-acuminate, wings longitudinally folded. Flowers in spikes, tube c. 4 mm long, neck slender, c. 2 mm. Fruits dry. Oct.--Nov. Sandy, often disturbed flats and slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Tulbagh to E Cape).
Observations of Taxon
Passerina vulgaris
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Katryn van Heerden (David)
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Passerina vulgaris
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Lynda de Wet (David)
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