Brassicaceae
Blue cross
Heliophila rigidiuscula
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Heliophila
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Bloubekkie
- English
- Blue cross, Grassland blue cross flower, Grassland blue cress
- Zulu
- Uvemvane oluncane
Synonyms
- Heliophila mafubensis Beauverd
Flowers
- In flower
- November to January (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Heliophila suavissimaBrassicaceae
- Blue sporrieHeliophila linearisBrassicaceae
- Microblue sunspurgeHeliophila pinnataBrassicaceae
- Namaqua sunspurgeHeliophila variabilisBrassicaceae
- Fleshy sunspurgeHeliophila carnosaBrassicaceae
- Finger sunspurgeHeliophila digitataBrassicaceae
- Yellow sunspurgeHeliophila elongataBrassicaceae
- Blue sporrieHeliophila lacteaBrassicaceae
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.