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Plectranthus ernstii
Plectranthus ernstii, often called bonsai mint or bonsai spurflower, is a plant in the family Lamiaceae (Labiatae), genus Plectranthus. It is a semisucculent subshrub native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. The plant is named after South African botanist Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld.
First collected in South Africa in 1977 by Ernst and Erma van Jaarsveld, Plectranthus ernstii is classified as “Near Threatened” by the Red List of South African Plants, with fewer than 10 natural locations known, and even those are being threatened by invasive plant species. It is native to the rocky cliffsides of Scarp Forest, where it grows out of reach of most predators.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plectranthus ernstii 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.
