Plumbago auriculata
Cape Leadwort, Quaker
Other regional names: Quaker Blossom
- Quaker Blossom
Also known as: Plumbagidium auriculatum (Lam.) Spach +8 more
- Plumbagidium auriculatum (Lam.) Spach
- Plumbago alba Pasq.
- Plumbago auriculata f. alba (Pasq.) T.H.Peng
- Plumbago auriculata f. alba (Pasq.) Z.X.Peng
- Plumbago auriculata f. auriculata
- Plumbago capensis f. alba Carrière
- Plumbago capensis var. alba (Carrière) Pynaert
- Plumbago capensis Willd.
- Plumbago grandiflora Ten.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Plumbaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Plumbago auriculata (commonly known as Cape Leadwort or Quaker) is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Plumbaginaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Ascension, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Canary Is., Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Gambia, The, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Italy, Kriti, Leeward Is., Madeira, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.