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Searsia angustifolia
Also called Willow karee, Lance Leaved Currant, Willow Currant, Willow Karee Rhus
Searsia angustifolia, the willow karee, is a small, bushy, evergreen shrub or tree from the Western Cape of South Africa, growing to about 4 m. It is mainly grown as a drought-tolerant garden or hedging shrub in dry, sunny sites.
Searsia angustifolia, the willow karee or smalblaar, is a small, bushy, evergreen tree which is confined to the South Western Cape in South Africa.
This species is indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Searsia leptodictya · Searsia aucheri · Bramble Crowberry · Searsia brenanii · Red Currant Rhus · Blue Fruited Currant Rhus · Nana Currant Rhus · Broom Karee · River Currant · Blue Kuni Bush · Blue-fruited crowberry · Karoo Tree
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Searsia angustifolia 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.
