Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Lamiales
Genus:
Species:
atropurpurea
ID:
1138768

Status:
valid

Authors:
Bolus

Source:
tro

Year:
1885

Citation Micro:
Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: t. 1486 (1885)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001138106



Common Names

  • Hyobanche Atropurpurea
  • Atropurpurea Hyobanche
  • Hyobanche


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Description

Hyobanche atropurpurea (also called Purple Hyobanche, 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

Hyobanche atropurpurea 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.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Hyobanche atropurpurea has dark purple flowers with yellow centers and small, round seed capsules. The seedlings are small, with narrow, pointed leaves.

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Where to Find Hyobanche atropurpurea

Hyobanche atropurpurea can be found in the grasslands of South Africa.

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

Harry Bolus (1834-1911): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Bolus' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:803931-1: 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].