Brassicaceae
Stock sunspurge
Heliophila juncea
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Heliophila
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Bergriet, Ridderspoor
- English
- Stock sunspurge
Synonyms
- Brachycarpaea capensis (L.) Fourc.
- Brachycarpaea flava (L.f.) Druce
- Brachycarpaea juncea (Bergius) Marais
- Brachycarpaea laxa Sond.
- Brachycarpaea linifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Brachycarpaea polygaloides Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Brachycarpaea varians DC.
- Cleome capensis L.
- Cleome juncea P.J.Bergius
- Cleome laxa Thunb.
- Coronopus anomalus Spreng.
- Heliophila cleomoides DC.
- Heliophila flava L.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Charleen Brunke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.