Brassicaceae
Blue sporrie
Heliophila linearis
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Heliophila
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Blousporrie
- English
- Blue sporrie, Needle sunspurge
Synonyms
- Heliophila linearifolia var. hirsuta Burch. & DC.
- Heliophila linearifolia var. pilosiuscula Sond.
- Hesperis linearis Poir.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, August to January (from 106 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martjie Fia Fourie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jacobus Retief, CC BY 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.