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Brassicaceae

Dainty sunspurge

Heliophila pusilla L.f.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Heliophila

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Dainty sunspurge: Heliophila pusilla , flowers and developing fruit; Caledon Wild Flower Show, Caledon, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Witsporrie
English
Dainty sunspurge

Synonyms

  • Arabis capensis L.
  • Ormiscus pusilla 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.