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Scrophulariaceae

Downy drumsticks

Zaluzianskya villosa (Thunb.) F.W.Schmidt

Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Zaluzianskya

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Downy drumsticks: Zaluzianskya villosa , flowers. The flowers display pollination signaling; in newly opened flowers the star in the throat is yellow, whereas in flowers beyond t
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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Verfblommetjie
English
Downy drumsticks

Synonyms

  • Erinus africanus L.
  • Erinus africanus Pers.
  • Erinus selaginoides Thunb.
  • Erinus villosus (F.W.Schmidt) Thunb.
  • Nycterinia africana D.Don
  • Nycterinia selaginoides (Thunb.) Benth.
  • Tomanthera lanceolata Raf.
  • Zaluzianskya selaginoides (Thunb.) Walp.

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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.