ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Lessertia capensis

Name author: (P.J.Bergius) Druce

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lessertia
Species: Lessertia capensis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1917

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lessertia capensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

11 synonyms in this snapshot

Colutea pubescensName author: Thunb.
Coluteastrum capenseName author: (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze
Coluteastrum pubescensName author: (Thunb.) Kuntze
Galega striataName author: Thunb.
Lessertia astragalinaName author: Meisn.
Lessertia pubescensName author: (Thunb.) DC.
Lessertia pulchraName author: Sims
Lessertia venustaName author: Eckl. & Zeyh.
Orobus capensisName author: (P.J.Bergius) Spreng.
Tephrosia striataName author: (Thunb.) Pers.
Vicia capensisName author: P.J.Bergius

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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