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Searsia tomentosa
Also called Currant crowberry, Bicolour Currantrhus, Bicoloured Currant, Bicoloured Currant Rhus, Bicoloured Rhus, Furry Rhus, Real Wild Currant
Searsia tomentosa is a small, bushy evergreen shrub or tree from southern Africa, grown for its attractive leaves and used in botanical gardens. It is hardy in mild climates and tolerates a range of conditions once established.
Searsia tomentosa, the real wild currant (English), umhlakoti (Zulu) or korentebos (Afrikaans), is a small, bushy, evergreen tree. It is native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe. It occurs in fynbos and coastal shrub in South Africa, where it is naturally most common in forest margins.
The sprays of small greenish flowers emit an unpleasant smell that attracts flies. However it is also an attractive shrub and is grown internationally in botanical gardens for its multi-coloured foliage.
Searsia leptodictya · Bramble Crowberry · Blue Fruited Currant Rhus · River Currant · Karoo Tree · Glossy Crowberry · White Karee · Searsia pentaphylla · Searsia pyroides
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Searsia tomentosa 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.
