Common Otterbush

Gomphostigma virgatum

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:32 a.m.	Birds Useful Near water Sun Shrub Soil: sandy Flowering data
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Shrub Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) Joey Santore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joey Santore source
• (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
• (c) Christien Steyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Christien Steyn source
• (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
• (c) Sandra Ruffner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sandra Ruffner source
• (c) Brendan Cole, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Brendan Cole source
• (c) Brendan Cole, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Brendan Cole source
• (c) Allister Starke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Allister Starke source
• (c) katewebster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
• (c) Andre Harmse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andre Harmse source
• (c) Wynand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wynand source