Sisyndite spartea
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Full name: | Sisyndite spartea E.Mey. ex Sond. |
| Location: | Next to C13 between Rosh Pinah and Aus (2716DA) |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Besembos, Woestynbesem |
| English common name(s): | Desert broom |
| Synonym(s): | - |
| Status: | Near-endemic |
| Description: | Many-stemmed, lax, often untidy shrub. BARK young branchlets green, hairless. LEAVES small and inconspicuous, evenly compound, spirally arranged; 1–5 sessile leaflet pairs; leaflets obovate, hairless; apex blunt, base tapering. FLOWERS solitary, bright yellow, c. 45 mm in diameter. FRUIT a yellow capsule with bristly covering. (from Tree Atlas of Namibia) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Photographer: | AA Dreyer |
| Date of photograph: | 20 Feb 2018 |
| Camera make: | Canon |
| Camera model: | EOS 7D |
| Lens aperture: | f/9.0 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/400 s |
| ISO speed: | 100 |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
