| Lobostemon collinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lobostemon |
| Species: | L. collinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobostemon collinus Schltr. ex C.H.Wright | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Lobostemon collinus, the pyjamabush or iron healthbush, is a species belonging to the forget me not family. It is known only from the fynbos biome of the Western Cape of South Africa.
This shrublet grows 20–40 cm (0.66–1.31 ft) tall. The stalkless leaves are leathery and oblong. They may or may not be hairy. [2] [3] Flowers are present between September and August. [2] The pale blue flowers are borne in cymes and are hairy on the outside. The staminal scales are ridge-like and lack lobes. The style is hairy. [2] [3]
This species is found in five locations between Elim and Bredasdorp. [4] It is only known from Elim Ferricrete Fynbos. It grows on stony coastal flats. [3]
This species is classed as endangered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Its habitat has historically been severely ploughed for the cultivation of wheat and proteas. This is ongoing in the Bredasdorp region. It is also threatened by invasive alien plants. The only subpopulation in Elim occurs on a road verge and is threatened by road expansion.
Agapanthus africanus, or the African lily, is a flowering plant from the genus Agapanthus found only on rocky sandstone slopes of the winter rainfall fynbos from the Cape Peninsula to Swellendam. It is also known as the lily-of-the-Nile in spite of only occurring in South Africa.
Protea acaulos, also known as the common ground sugarbush, is a flowering plant found in the southwestern Cape Region, South Africa. It is also simply known as ground protea; in the Afrikaans language it is known as an aardroos.
Protea pudens, also known as the bashful sugarbush, is a low-growing, groundcover-like, flowering shrub in the genus Protea. It is only found growing in the wild in a small area in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Lobostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The majority of species are limited to the winter rainfall area of the country, from Springbok to Mossel Bay. In Afrikaans these species are known as agtdaegeneesbos, or loosely translated, bush that will heal in eight days. As this name suggests, many species have medicinal properties. This is best known from Lobostemon fruticosus, which is used for treating wounds, blood poisoning, ringworm, skin diseases and syphilis.
Lobostemon montanus, the turquoise bush bugloss, mountain lobostemon or agtdaegeneesbos, is a South African species belonging to the forget-me-not family.
Lobostemon argenteus, or the silver healthbush, blue rocket bugloss or disselblaarluibos, is a species in the forget-me-not family that is endemic to South Africa.
Lobostemon belliformis, the Gouriqua lobostemon or beaut healthbush, is a critically endangered species in the forget-me-not family. It is known from a single locality on the Riversdale Plain in South Africa.
Leucadendron linifolium, the line-leaf conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Lobostemon capitatus is a species belonging to the forget-me-not family. It is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it is found between Porterville and Bredasdorp.
Lobostemon curvifolius, the largeflower healthbush, is a species of the forget-me-not family from South Africa.
Lobostemon cinereus, the ash healthbush, is a species belonging to the forget-me-not family. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Lobostemon daltonii, the Infanta healthbush, is a species of the forget-me-not family endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Lobostemon decorus, the Rooiberg healthbush, is a species belonging to the forget-me-not family. It is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.
Lobostemon echioides, the common healthbush, is the mostly widely distributed species in its genus. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, where it is found growing between Namaqualand and the Karoo and the Eastern Cape.
Lobostemon glaber, the renoster healthbush, is a species of plant from South Africa. It is in the forget-me not family.
Lobostemon glaucophyllus, the smooth-leaved bush bugloss or grey healthbush, is a South African plant species belonging to the forget-me-not family. It is endemic to South Africa's Cape Provinces.
Leucadendron elimense, the Elim conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub, which belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Leucadendron muirii, the silver-ball conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it is found on the Elim, Bredasdorp and Riversdale plains. The shrub grows to 2.0 m in height and bears flowers from November to December.
Diosma haelkraalensis, or Hagelkraal's diosma, is a rare species of plant endemic to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Acrodon bellidiflorus, the common tiptoothfig, is a mesemb species from South Africa.