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Lessertia frutescens

Plants

Family: Fabaceae · Genus: Lessertia

Lessertia frutescens

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Lessertia frutescens is a southern African legume in the family Fabaceae. It is also known as cancer bush, balloon pea, Cape bladder pea, sutherlandia; and phetola in seTswana, and insiswa in isiZulu. It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves, with red-orange flowers appearing in spring to mid-summer. These are followed by inflated, air-filled pods containing the seeds.

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Growing details and traits for Lessertia frutescens in the Library.

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