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LACHNOSPERMUM
(
G
)
Gifknoppies (
Le
)
Family:
ASTERACEAE
lachnē, = soft woolly hair, down, the soft nap or pile on cloth, sheep’s-wool; sperma, = that which is sown, seed.
(
LS
,
BL
)
Lachnospermum umbellatum
(
La
)
Rooiblombos(
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
umbra, = a shade, shadow; the dark part of a painting, shade, shadow; -ellus, diminutive. umbella, = (metonymically, a little shadow), a sunshade, parasol, umbrella. -atus, = indicates possession or likeness. (umbellate)
(
ld
,
BL
)