Records made by John Laing

iNaturalist record

Common; darker mauve and paler-flowered forms together.

Fruit dark, as long or longer than tepals

iNaturalist record

Annual herb c. 65 cm tall, densely brownish stellate hairy.

Impressively large specimen

Several large specimens

iNaturalist record

Unusual climbing shoot with tendrils developed. iNaturalist record

Abundant throughout much of the park after heavy rains.

Giant specimen. By far the largest tree in this species I have ever seen.

Large stipules with asymmetric base characteristic.

Leaves large, toothed in the apical part, hairy, petiolate; flowers mauve.

Small colony of trees.

iNaturalist record

Young specimen about 1.2 m tall. Other large trees nearby.

In flower

Common; flowers mostly deep pink; stamens numerous.

iNaturalist record

Flowers in the area all pale yellow; not bright yellow as by Victoria Falls

Bright orange kalahari sand form.

Maroon form

Growing together with Heliotropium baclei, Erlangea misera, Gisekia africana, Polycarpon prostratum ao

Low suffrutex with simple branches from the rootstock; stipules linear

iNaturalist record

iNaturalist record

Unusually well hidden by dense seasonal grass cover and annual herbs due to extensive rains.

Young sapling treelet

Profusely flowering tree with quite densely hairy leaves.

Growing together with abundant Portulaca hereroensis in areas where grasses are mostly absent.

Same plant as record 98434 but now in fruit.