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Lobostemon echioides
Lobostemon echioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. Commonly referred to as the common healthbush, it is the mostly widely distributed species in its genus. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, where it is found growing between Namaqualand and the Karoo and the Eastern Cape.
This is the most widely distributed Lobostemon species, occurring across the range of the genus. It grows from Namaqualand and the Karoo through to the Eastern Cape. It prefers drier habitats and is absent from wetter areas. It grows on stony slopes and flats in mostly sandstone derived soils.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lobostemon echioides 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.
