Identifying Phylica

By @knysna_wildflowers

Useful features

Sepals: (petals hidden: sepals are visible) - shape: linear / awl / triangular (most)
bracts: plumose / shield - enlarged petiole / linear
Leaves: open-backed, half open, completely closed, saddle-shaped

colours useful - usually consistent.

Into 4 major sections.

1. axillary flowers
   small group - ID should be easy.
   flowers in a terminal head:

2. plumose bracts (NW area)
3. well formed involucre - solid leaves :: capitula - most common group.
4. naked

other groups

• Baviaanskloof and east. :: long flowered pink.

Photographing

Must have flowers

1. habit (single-multi, shape and size)
2. leaves - shape, angle, hairy, apex and base.
3. capitulum from the side
4. capitulum top: shape, size, colour.

About 10 potential new species.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=undescribed-species-and-taxa&taxon_id=185032&verifiable=any

• Phylica rooibergensis
• Phylica witsand
• Phylica prinskraal
• Phylica knersvlakte
• Phylica quaggasberg
• Phylica pillansii

הועלה ב-יוני 7, 2024 04:15 אחה"צ על ידי tonyrebelo