Scabiosa africana (Wild scabious)

Koringblom [Afrikaans]; Makgha [Xhosa]

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Scabiosa africana under cultivation in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Peninsula. [photo H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Roots are used for making a dusting powder for babies.