Brassicaceae
African sunspurge
Heliophila africana
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Heliophila
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Blousporrie
- English
- African sunspurge
Synonyms
- Cheiranthus africanus L.
- Heliophila arabioides Sims
- Heliophila frutescens Lam.
- Heliophila incisa Banks ex DC.
- Heliophila pilosa Lam.
- Heliophila pilosa var. digitata sensu Sond.
- Heliophila pilosa var. incisa DC.
- Heliophila pilosa var. integrifolia DC.
- Heliophila rostrata C.Presl
- Heliophila stricta Sims
- Heliophila trichinostyla E.Phillips
- Orthoselis pilosa Spach
- Pachystylum glabrum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Blue crossHeliophila rigidiusculaBrassicaceae
- Heliophila suavissimaBrassicaceae
- Blue sporrieHeliophila linearisBrassicaceae
- Microblue sunspurgeHeliophila pinnataBrassicaceae
- Namaqua sunspurgeHeliophila variabilisBrassicaceae
- Fleshy sunspurgeHeliophila carnosaBrassicaceae
- Finger sunspurgeHeliophila digitataBrassicaceae
- Yellow sunspurgeHeliophila elongataBrassicaceae
- Blue sporrieHeliophila lacteaBrassicaceae
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.