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Nemesia linearis, also known as the witleeubekkie in Afrikaans (translates roughly to white lion mouth), is a species of plant from southern Africa. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.
Nemesia linearis is endemic to South Africa and Namibia. In South Africa it grows in the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape and Free State provinces. This plant prefers dry habitats. It grows in well-drained sandy or gravelly soil, often in streambeds. It grows in open areas where it will not be shaded by rocks or other plants.
Nemesia · Longmane Lionface · Tooth Lionface · Common Lionface · Nemesia glaucescens · Nemesia grandiflora · Nemesia karasbergensis · Capejewels · Nemesia versicolor · Nemesia violiflora · Cape Lionfaces
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nemesia linearis 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.
