Fabaceae

Silver wing-pea

Wiborgia mucronata (L.f.) Druce

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Wiborgia

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Silver wing-pea (Wiborgia mucronata) — Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Silwer Vlerkertjie
English: Silver wing-pea

Synonyms

Acanthobotrya disticha Eckl. & Zeyh.
Aspalathus mucronata L.f.
Jacksonago armata (Harv.) Kuntze
Lebeckia armata Thunb.
Lebeckia disticha (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
Wiborgia armata Harv.
Wiborgia heteroclados E.Mey.

Photos

Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Danie Palm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Danie Palm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Charles Stirton, 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.