Araliaceae
Common cabbage tree
Cussonia spicata
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Cussonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Common cabbage tree, Lowveld cabbage tree, Spiked cabbage tree, Cabbage tree
Synonyms
- Cussonia boivinii Drake
- Cussonia calophylla Miq.
- Cussonia kraussii Hochst.
- Cussonia quercifolia Colla
- Cussonia triptera Colla
Flowers
- In flower
- January, March (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Corne Brink, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.