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Thymelaeaceae

Lasiosiphon anthylloides (L.f.) Meisn.

Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Lasiosiphon

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Lasiosiphon anthylloides: Flower heads of Burchell's yellow-head, on a road verge north of Clarens, Free State. The photo illustrates some characteristics of the species: Contrasting sil
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Brandbossie
Zulu
Indolo, Intozwane, Isidikili esikhulu

Synonyms

  • Arthrosolen anthylloides (L.f.) C.A.Mey.
  • Dais anthylloides (L.f.) Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Hook.f.
  • Dais sericea Lam.
  • Gnidia anthylloides (L.f.) Gilg
  • Gnidia tomentosa Hook.
  • Lasiosiphon anthylloides var. glabrescens (Meisn.) Meisn.
  • Lasiosiphon anthylloides var. macrophylla (Meisn.) Meisn.
  • Lasiosiphon anthylloides var. macrophyllus (Meisn.) Meisn.
  • Lasiosiphon anthylloides var. vulgaris (Meisn.) Meisn.
  • Lasiosiphon macranthus Gand.
  • Lasiosiphon oblongifolius Gand.
  • Passerina anthylloides L.f.
  • Passerina anthylloides var. glabrescens Meisn.
  • Passerina anthylloides var. macrophylla Meisn.
  • Passerina anthylloides var. vulgaris Meisn.

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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.