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Heliophila pusilla
Heliophila pusilla is a slender annual in the cabbage family, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa and grown rarely outside its range. It thrives in sunny, moist conditions in clay soils during its cool-season growth.
Heliophila pusilla, the dainty sunspurge, is a species of plant in family Brassicaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
The dainty sunspurge is found growing between the Kouebokkeveld Mountains and De hoop in South Africa. It has also been introduced in Australia. It prefers clay soils.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
