Scrophulariaceae

Cape snapdragon

Nemesia fruticans (Thunb.) Benth.

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Nemesia

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Cape snapdragon (Nemesia fruticans) — FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Witleeubekkie
Chinese: 灌木龙面花
English: Cape snapdragon, Mauve nemesia

Synonyms

Antirrhinum capense Thunb.
Antirrhinum fruticans Thunb.
Linaria capensis F.Dietr.
Linaria frutescens (Thunb.) F.Dietr.
Linaria fruticans Spreng.
Nemesia angustifolia A.L.Grant ex Range
Nemesia capensis (F.Dietr.) Kuntze
Nemesia divergens Benth.
Nemesia foetens Vent.
Nemesia fruticans var. divergens (Benth.) Norl.
Nemesia gracillima Dinter
Nemesia odoratissima Dinter ex Range

Flowers

In flower: April to May, August to November (from 237 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adele SL, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.