ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Lessertia herbacea

Name author: (L.) 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 herbacea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1914

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

12 synonyms in this snapshot

Colutea annuaName author: Murray
Colutea herbaceaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Colutea linearisName author: Thunb.
Coluteastrum abbreviatumName author: (E.Mey.) Kuntze
Coluteastrum herbaceumName author: (L.) Kuntze
Lessertia abbreviataName author: E.Mey.
Lessertia annuaName author: DC.
Lessertia linearisName author: (Thunb.) DC.
Lessertia propinquaName author: Eckl. & Zeyh.
Sulitra africanaName author: Medik.
Sulitra herbaceaName author: (L.) Medik.
Sulitra pubescensName author: Moench

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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