Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Cats Whiskers

Ocimum obovatum obovatum

Inclusion rationale

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

Features data

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

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Dec. 17, 2025, 10:47 a.m.
  • Supports butterflies
  • Medicinal
  • Attractive
  • Sun
Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
Dec. 16, 2025, 6:55 p.m.
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade

Photo credits

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

  • (c) Moira FitzPatrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Moira FitzPatrick source
  • (c) Kate Braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kate Braun source
  • (c) Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Craig Peter source
  • (c) Kate Braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kate Braun source
  • (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mahomed Desai source
  • (c) janet_taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by janet_taylor source
  • (c) Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan source
  • (c) tjeerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tjeerd source
  • (c) tjeerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tjeerd source
  • (c) katuchka, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by katuchka source

Sources and references

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