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Cabbagebush

Cussonia thyrsiflora

Also called Coastal Cabbagetree, Dune Cabbage Tree

Cabbagebush
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0
Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Cussonia thyrsiflora, known as the Cape coast cabbage tree, or Kaapse kuskiepersol in Afrikaans, is a small evergreen tree in the family Araliaceae.

Where it grows

It naturally occurs in South Africa along the southern Cape coast, between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.

Other Cussonia plants

Octopus Cabbage Tree · Cussonia bancoensis · Cussonia holstii · Cabbagetree · Forest Cabbage Tree · Spiked cabbage tree · South African Cabbage Trees

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cussonia thyrsiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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