Taxon Details Plumbago auriculata (Cape Leadwort)

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Photo: Alvina Lai. © 2016 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 20040396
A green plant is growing from dark soil, nestled between large, textured gray rocks. A small sign next to the plant identifies it as "Cape Leadwort" with additional botanical information. The background features more rocks and greenery. Show larger version of <i>Plumbago auriculata</i> (Cape Leadwort)
Photo: Arthur Hanna. © 2025 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 20040396-A
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Photo: Michael Stewart. © 2019 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 20040396-A
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Details

Common Name
Cape Leadwort
Family
Plumbaginaceae

Specimens

Accession
20040396-A
Collection
Warm Temperate Pavilion
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin