Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Lamiales
Genus:
Species:
purpurea
ID:
1138759

Status:
valid

Authors:
Harv. ex Hook.

Source:
tro

Year:
1841

Citation Micro:
Hooker's Icon. Pl. 4: t. 351 (1841)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001138097



Common Names

  • Harveya Purpurea
  • Purple Harveya
  • Purple Cape Broom


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Description

Harveya purpurea (also called Purple Harveya, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub that grows up to 1 m tall and has purple, bell-shaped flowers. It is native to the Western Cape province of South Africa and typically grows in sandy soils in fynbos and renosterveld vegetation.

Uses & Benefits

Harveya purpurea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a cut flower. It is also used to attract pollinators and beneficial insects to the garden.

Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species

Harveya purpurea sub. euryantha (Schltr.) Randle
Harveya purpurea sub. sulphurea (Hiern) Randle
Harveya purpurea sub. purpurea

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Harveya purpurea has purple flowers with yellow centers and long, slender seed capsules. The seedlings are small, with narrow, pointed leaves.

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Where to Find Harveya purpurea

Harveya purpurea can be found in the grasslands of South Africa.

Species in the Harveya genus

Species in the Orobanchaceae family

Aeginetia indica, Aeginetia mirabilis, Aeginetia mpomii, Aeginetia selebica, Aeginetia sessilis, Aeginetia sinensis, Aeginetia flava, Aeginetia acaulis, Agalinis angustifolia, Agalinis aphylla, Agalinis aspera, Agalinis auriculata, Agalinis bandeirensis, Agalinis bangii, Agalinis brachyphylla, Agalinis calycina, Agalinis chaparensis, Agalinis communis, Agalinis decemloba, Agalinis densiflora, Agalinis digitalis, Agalinis divaricata, Agalinis edwardsiana, Agalinis fasciculata, Agalinis fiebrigii, Agalinis filicaulis, Agalinis filifolia, Agalinis gattingeri, Agalinis genistifolia, Agalinis gypsophila, Agalinis heterophylla, Agalinis homalantha, Agalinis humilis, Agalinis itambensis, Agalinis kingsii, Agalinis lanceolata, Agalinis laxa, Agalinis linarioides, Agalinis linifolia, Agalinis maritima, Agalinis megalantha, Agalinis meyeniana, Agalinis nana, Agalinis navasotensis, Agalinis neoscotica, Agalinis obtusifolia, Agalinis oligophylla, Agalinis peduncularis, Agalinis pennellii, Agalinis plukenetii,

References

William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Hook.' in the authors string.
William Henry Harvey (1811-1866): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Harv.' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:803613-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].