HERBS
Wildeanyswortel, Annesorhiza macrocarpa
Wildeanyswortel is a perrenial that grows to a height of 1,6 m with many fleshy roots and long trailing leaves that are dry at flowering. It is found on coastal dunes and sandy slopes of the western and southern Cape coasts. This highly endemic plant has pale yellow flowers that are unisexual. The fruits are large with two halves. It occurs on the coastal dunes and sandy slopes on the western and southern Cape coasts.
Buchu, Agathosma betulina
Buchu belongs to the genus Agathosma (meaning ‘good fragrance’) with two species endemic to the Western Cape. Buchu is prized for their fragrance and medicinal use. These small shrubs has woody stems reaching 30–100 cm, the leaves are usually opposite and ericoid being from 0.5-3.5 cm long. The flowers are produced in terminal clusters, with five white, pink, red or purple, petals. Many of the species are highly aromatic, and the genus name means "good fragrance". Some species of the genus are used as herbal remedies. The leaves of Agathosma betulina have traditionally been used as an antiseptic for gastrointestinal and urinary ailments. Bottled agathosma infusions were widely sold in English-speaking countries as "buchu tea" in the 1860s and 1870s. The essential oil is used in flavourings and perfume.
Toothed sage, Salvia dentata
Bergsalie
An aromatic, fast-growing, evergreen shrub that flowers from late winter to early summer. It grows densely but neat with grey green leaves and stems due to glandular hairs and oil globules on young growth which become smooth later. Stems are unusually round and not square. Black or dark brown, shiny seeds fall out when ripe. It is not threatened but limited to the dry slopes and , rocky hillsides or watercourses of the fynbos biome, and can be found at altitudes of 150–1500 m.
Wildeanyswortel is a perrenial that grows to a height of 1,6 m with many fleshy roots and long trailing leaves that are dry at flowering. It is found on coastal dunes and sandy slopes of the western and southern Cape coasts. This highly endemic plant has pale yellow flowers that are unisexual. The fruits are large with two halves. It occurs on the coastal dunes and sandy slopes on the western and southern Cape coasts.
Buchu, Agathosma betulina
Buchu belongs to the genus Agathosma (meaning ‘good fragrance’) with two species endemic to the Western Cape. Buchu is prized for their fragrance and medicinal use. These small shrubs has woody stems reaching 30–100 cm, the leaves are usually opposite and ericoid being from 0.5-3.5 cm long. The flowers are produced in terminal clusters, with five white, pink, red or purple, petals. Many of the species are highly aromatic, and the genus name means "good fragrance". Some species of the genus are used as herbal remedies. The leaves of Agathosma betulina have traditionally been used as an antiseptic for gastrointestinal and urinary ailments. Bottled agathosma infusions were widely sold in English-speaking countries as "buchu tea" in the 1860s and 1870s. The essential oil is used in flavourings and perfume.
Toothed sage, Salvia dentata
Bergsalie
An aromatic, fast-growing, evergreen shrub that flowers from late winter to early summer. It grows densely but neat with grey green leaves and stems due to glandular hairs and oil globules on young growth which become smooth later. Stems are unusually round and not square. Black or dark brown, shiny seeds fall out when ripe. It is not threatened but limited to the dry slopes and , rocky hillsides or watercourses of the fynbos biome, and can be found at altitudes of 150–1500 m.