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Brassicaceae

Yellow sunspurge

Heliophila elongata DC.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Heliophila

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Yellow sunspurge: Heliophila elongata , flowers; coastal grassland, vivinity of Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Witsporrie
English
Yellow sunspurge

Synonyms

  • Cheiranthus elongatus Thunb.
  • Heliophila dolichostyla Schltr.
  • Heliophila platysiliqua Meisn.
  • Heliophila stylosa Burch. ex DC.
  • Heliophila virgata Burch. ex DC.

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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.