Buddleja saligna

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Buddleia saligna flowerheads
Buddleia saligna flowerheads
Buddleja saligna
False Olive, twig with foliage
False Olive, twig with foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Buddleja
Species: B. saligna
Binomial name
Buddleja saligna
Willd.

The False Olive is a shrub or small tree in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is almost endemic to South Africa where it has a wide distribution. It occurs most often in ravines and against outcrops, and is distributed from coastal elevations to the central plateau. It is hardy and frost resistant.

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