Operation Wildflower
  • Home
  • Albums
  • Links
    • Botanical Gardens
    • OWF Sites
    • Public Parks, Gardens and Reserves
    • Reference Sites
    • Private Parks, Gardens and Reserves
  • Information
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Articles
    • Plant Records
      • Aloes
      • Bulbs
      • Climbers
      • Cycads
      • Euphorbias
      • Ferns
      • Grasses
      • Herbs
      • Orchids
      • Parasites
      • Shrubs
      • Succulents
      • Trees
    • Sources of Information
    • Disclaimer
    • Subject Index
Home Home » TYPES » Mesembs » Hereroa aspera, the slaapvygie
Back to Category Overview
Total images in all categories: 11,538
Total number of hits on all images: 6,618,307

Hereroa aspera, the slaapvygie

Hereroa aspera, the slaapvygie
Start View full size
[Please activate JavaScript in order to see the slideshow]
Previous Previous
Image 123 of 221  
Next Next
Image 125 of 221  
  • Galenia sarcophylla flowers
  • Galenia sarcophylla fruiting
  • Galenia sarcophylla leaves
  • Hallianthus planus
  • Hallianthus planus flower
  • Hallianthus planus flower in profile
  • Hallianthus planus leaves
  • Hereroa aspera
  • Hereroa aspera, the slaapvygie
  • Jordaaniella spongiosa
  • Jordaaniella spongiosa flower
  • Jordaaniella spongiosa flower centre
  • Jordaaniella spongiosa flowering stages
  • Jordaaniella spongiosa flowers
  • Khadia acutipetala
  • Khadia alticola
  • Khadia beswickii

Image information

Description

Hereroa aspera produces fragrant yellow flowers in spring and summer, pollinated by moths. The narrow petals that grow in more than one whorl have a reddish colour upon their outer surfaces. There are five somewhat unequal sepals around the base of the petals and five thread-like stigmas, longer than the stamens.

The fruit capsules, some of which are present in the photo have five locules covered by tiny closing bodies.

The Afrikaans vernacular name of this (and some other Hereroa vygies) is slaapvygie (sleep mesemb), referring to the flower opening times. Slaapvygies open late in the afternoon or only in the evening, when the flowers of many other plant species tend to close. The later they open, the stronger usually the flower fragrance (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010; Smith, et al, 1998; www.redlist.sanbi.org).

Hits
606
Photographer
Thabo Maphisa
Author
Ivan Latti
 
Back to Category Overview
Powered by JoomGallery