Gomphocarpus R.Br.

Follicles ovoid and covered with weak green spines. Corolla c. 10 mm diam., white, corona white Gomphocarpus
Follicle ovoid-acuminate, 5 cm long, tapering into a very short curved beak. Teeth of the corona incurved. Shrub 1–2 m high. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 5–10 cm long, on short petioles. Widespread. Waste places and pastures. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. spring–autumn. Narrow-leaved Cotton Bush Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Follicle ovoid-oblong, not tapering into the very short recurved beak. Teeth of the corona curved upwards. Otherwise similar to G. fruticosus. Widespread. Waste places and pastures. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. spring–autumn. Cotton Bush Gomphocarpus physocarpus