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Lobostemon glaber

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

About

Lobostemon glaber, the renoster healthbush, is a species of plant from South Africa. It is in the forget-me not family.

Where it grows

This species is found growing from the Koue Bokkeveld to the Cape Peninsula and Witteberg. It is found growing on shale soils and rocky slopes.

Other Lobostemon plants

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lobostemon glaber 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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