Liparia splendens
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Liparia splendens (locally called Orange Nodding-Head or Mountain Dahlia) is a flowering fynbos shrub of the Fabaceae (legume) family, that occurs in the South-western Cape of South Africa.
Description
In spite of its common name, this plant is in fact unrelated to Dahlias, and is part of the legume family.
Distribution
Classed as as Vulnerable on the IUCN global Red List, this plant is found in mountain and lowland fynbos in the Western Cape, South Africa. Here it is found from the Cape Peninsula in the west, as far east as Albertinia and Riversdale. [1]
References
- ^ www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/lipariasplend.htm
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