Caryophyllaceae
Barley sugar bush
Pollichia campestris
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Pollichia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Aarbossie, Suikerteebos, Teesuikerbossie, Teesuikerkaroo
- English
- Barley sugar bush, Waxberry
- Macedonian
- Pollichia
- Malay
- Pollichia
- Southern Sotho
- Tshimanenyana
- Xhosa
- Amangabangaba, Behlungulu, Utywala
- Zulu
- Ukudla kwamabhayi, Umhlungulu
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.