Re: Phylica pubescens/Synonym P. plumosa (not?)

At 11:49 AM 1/25/2002, david feix wrote:
>UC Santa Cruz Arboretum . . . they must have a good 20 plants out in the 
>South African section in full bloom at the moment, although they list it 
>as P. plumosa, as does my RHS Index of Garden Plants.

David -

my copy of Plants of the Cape Flora, a Descriptive Catalogue, by Pauline 
Bond and Peter Goldblatt, lists both P. pubescens and P. plumosa, sharing 
the common name of veerkoppie, but the former listed as being called 
featherhead as well.  It would seem that they are similar species (this 
text list 150 species of Phylica, no other species showing the common name 
of veerkoppie) - here are the differences:

Phylica plumosa
veerkoppie
3m high, feathery golden foliage, yellow flowers;  the lower slopes and 
flats of Clanwilliam to Peninsula, Caledon, Worcester, Montagu.

Phylica pubescens
veerkoppie, featherhead, flannelbush, (green phylica?)
1.5m high, feather (green?) foliage, white flowers; Worcester, Stellenbosh, 
Pennisula to Riversdale.

I'll have to research these place names to know if they overlap or are very 
close (they sound like they are mostly separate areas that perhaps 'touch' 
each other).  Unfortunately, this text does not provide any cultural 
information.

So, sound like the golden feathery thing we've seen a lot of 'round here is 
probably indeed P. plumosa.


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