Anacardiaceae

Grassveld currant

Searsia discolor (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Moffett

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Searsia

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Grassveld currant (Searsia discolor) — FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Grasveld taaibos, Rhus discolor,
English: Grassveld currant
Xhosa: Inkobesehlungulu

Synonyms

Rhus discolor E.Mey. ex Sond.
Rhus discolor f. grandifolia Schönland
Rhus discolor f. latifolia Schönland
Rhus discolor f. villosissima Schönland
Rhus discolor var. villosissima Burtt Davy
Rhus grandifolia Engl.
Rhus rufescens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Rhus villosissima Engl.
Toxicodendron discolor Kuntze
Toxicodendron grandifolium (Engl.) Kuntze
Toxicodendron villosissimum (Engl.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: November to January (from 246 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Deacon, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: migsgreenworld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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: 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.