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Ash Healthbush

Lobostemon cinereus

Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

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.

Where it grows

It is found from Port Nolloth to Heerenlogement and the Cedarberg, where it grows on sandy flats and slopes.

Other Lobostemon plants

Blue Rocket Bugloss · Beaut Healthbush · Brush Healthbush · Autumn Healthbush · Largeflower Healthbush · Infanta Healthbush · Rooiberg Healthbush · Common Healthbush · Common Eightday Curebush · Lobostemon glaber · Grey Healthbush · Mountain Healthbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lobostemon cinereus 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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