Phacelia minor, with the common names Whitlavia and wild Canterbury bells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is native to Southern California and Baja California, where it grows in the Colorado Desert and the coastal and inland mountains of the Transverse-Peninsular Ranges, often in chaparral and areas recently burned.
Pachypodium namaquanum, also known as halfmens or elephants trunk, is a Southern African succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae. The genus name Pachypodium is from the Greek for 'thick foot', an allusion to its swollen base, while the species name namaquanum is a reference to Namaqualand.
Pectis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1759.
Faurea is a genus containing 16 species of flowering plants in the protea family which occur in the summer rainfall area of southern Africa, extending to tropical Africa and Madagascar. The name honours South African soldier and botanist William Caldwell Faure (1822-1844) who was killed on active service in India.
Greyia is a genus of plant in family Francoaceae.
Kraussia is a flowering plant genus in the family Rubiaceae. Apart from a species in Socotra, they are native to continental Africa. The type was described from a plant collected by Dr. F. Krauss near Durban. It is differentiated from Tricalysia and Empogona by the ovule arrangement inside the ovary cells. The genus contains between 4 and 10 species, including:
Baileya multiradiata is a North American species of sun-loving wildflower in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the deserts of northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It has been found in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Aguascalientes, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas.
Aphanopetalum clematideum is a species of twining shrub or vine in the family Aphanopetalaceae. It grows in the Geraldton Sandplains region of Western Australia. It grows to approximately 5 m high from July to October, and is green-cream/green-yellow in color.
Baileya pauciradiata is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is known by the common names laxflower and Colorado desert marigold. It is native to the deserts of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It has been found in the States of California, Arizona, Nevada, Baja California, and Sonora.
Baileya pleniradiata is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is known by the common name woolly desert marigold. It is native to desert regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy habitats. It has been found in the States of Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.
Malacothrix coulteri is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is known by the common name snake's head or snake's head desert-dandelion.
Tulbaghia violacea, commonly known as society garlic, pink agapanthus, wild garlic, sweet garlic, spring bulbs, or spring flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is indigenous to southern Africa, and reportedly naturalized in Tanzania and Mexico.
Cynanchum ellipticum is a South African climbing plant of the family Apocynaceae. It has slender stems and branches, exuding milky, bitter latex that is non-irritant. It occurs in coastal scrub from Cape Town as far north as Mozambique and further inland up to 1300 m, and may be found on flats or moderate slopes, in sand or between rocks, in indigenous forests and along forest margins and thickets, frequently occurring in disturbed habitats.
Dithyrea californica is an annual plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in deserts of the Southwestern United States.
Xanthorrhoea drummondii, commonly known as grasstree or Drummond's balga, is a species of grasstree of the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to Western Australia.
Senecio venosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
Parapolydora gerrardii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Othonna purpurascens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Dimorphotheca barberae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Dimorphotheca caulescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and the Free State.
