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Fivefive ministar

Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Alepidea

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Fivefive ministar (Alepidea peduncularis)
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Kalmoes, Slangwortel
English
Fivefive ministar
Zulu
Ikhathazo, Umkhathazi

Synonyms

  • Alepidea coarctata Dümmer
  • Alepidea congesta Schltr. & H.Wolff
  • Alepidea fischeri (Engl.) Schltr. & H.Wolff
  • Alepidea galpinii Schltr. & H.Wolff
  • Alepidea glaucescens Schltr. & H.Wolff
  • Alepidea gracilis Dümmer
  • Alepidea gracilis var. major Weim.
  • Alepidea longifolia E.Mey. ex Dümmer
  • Alepidea longifolia subsp. coarctata (Dummer) Weim.
  • Alepidea longifolia subsp. propinqua (Dummer) Weim.
  • Alepidea longifolia subsp. swynnertonii (Dummer) Weim.
  • Alepidea longifolia var. angusta Dümmer
  • Alepidea massaica Schltr. & H.Wolff
  • Alepidea parva Compton
  • Alepidea peduncularis var. fischeri Engl.
  • Alepidea propinqua Dümmer
  • Alepidea swynnertonii Dümmer
  • Eryngium afrum Koso-Pol.
  • Eryngium caffrum Koso-Pol.
  • Eryngium pedunculare (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Koso-Pol.

Flowers

In flower
August, December to May (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.