Roridulaceae

Roridula gorgonias Planch.

Family: Roridulaceae
Genus: Roridula

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Roridula gorgonias: Fly bush or gorgons dewstick , Roridula gorgonias , photographed by Tony Rebelo, on 11 October 2017, at Steep south facing slopes of Paardeberg below the Lookou — Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 美杜莎捕虫木, 蛇髮捕蠅幌, 南非捕虫树, 捕虫木
Estonian: Harilik kärbsekleebik

Synonyms

Roridula crinita Gand.

Flowers

In flower: October (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Polypompholyx, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charleen Brunke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dryas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 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.