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Brassicaceae

Common sunspurge

Heliophila subulata Burch. ex DC.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Heliophila

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Common sunspurge: Heliophila subulata , flowers; coastal grassland, Sikhombe River Mouth, Pondoland, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Vetblaarsporrie
English
Common sunspurge

Synonyms

  • Heliophila maritima Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Heliophila natalensis O.E.Schulz
  • Heliophila rudolfi Schinz
  • Heliophila rudolphii Schinz
  • Heliophila subulata var. glabrata Sond.
  • Heliophila woodii Conrath

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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.