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Passerina filiformis
Brown gonna is a South African shrub in the Thymelaeaceae family, endemic to the Western Cape. It is a fynbos-type plant best suited to mild, Mediterranean-like climates with good drainage.
Passerina filiformis, the brown gonna, is a shrub belonging to the genus Passerina. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape.
The plant has two subspecies:
Tufted Gonna · Karoo Gonna · Passerina corymbosa · Berg Gonna · Christmas berry · Ridge Gonna · Outeniqua gonna · Baker's Gonna · Gooey Gonna · Limestone Gonna · False Heather · Brown gonna
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Passerina filiformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
