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Brassicaceae

Microblue sunspurge

Heliophila pinnata L.f.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Heliophila

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Microblue sunspurge: Heliophila pinnata , flowers; vicinity of Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Sporrie
English
Microblue sunspurge

Synonyms

  • Heliophila clavuligera O.E.Schulz
  • Heliophila exilis Schltr.
  • Heliophila oreophila Schltr.
  • Heliophila trifida Thunb.
  • Leptormus trifidus Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Ormiscus pinnatus (L.f.) Eckl. & Zeyh.

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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.