Botanical name

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus

Family

Apocynaceae

Common Name

Wild Cotton, Wildekapok, Vleiklapper

Synonym (old name)

Asclepias fruticosa
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus

Description

Soft shrub, branching from the base, 1 to 3 metres tall; sap milky. Narrow, opposite leaves that taper gradually towards the base; bears clusters of nodding cream flowers; fruits are swollen and egg-shaped with tapering tips.

Habitat

Disturbed soils

Flower Date

November to April