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Monkey rope. Several indigenous climbers of our forests, v. 



Baviaans'touw. Also Plectronia Queinzii. 

 „ snuff = Puff-ball. 



Monnik 'baard. Cuscuta nitida, C. africana. Indigenous 

 species of dodder. 



Mopane. Copaifera Mopane. A social tree of northern 

 Bechuanaland and Rhodesia. 



Morel. Morchella conica. A delicous mushroom, so far recorded 

 in S.A. from the Cape Peninsula only. October. 



Morgenster. Trihulus terrestris. A troublesome weed 



(Dubbeltje). 

 Morula (meroola). Sclerocarya caffra. The fruit with an 



acidulous pleasant pulp. 

 Mot-wortel = Akkewani. 

 Mountain rose. Protea rosacea. (Tulbagh, etc.). Further 



east applied to P. cynaroides (e.g. along the Zuurberg). 

 Mugge-gras. Adenogramma galioides. 



Mulberry, Wild — . This is not a species of Morus, but 

 Trimeria alnifolia (Flacourt.). 



Munnik'baard == Dodder. 



Mushrooms. Some edible and others very poisonous, the latter 

 generally called Toadstools. The edible kinds so far 

 recorded from S.A. are Psalliota campestris (Field — , 

 Champignon) ; Agaricus deliciosus. with orange coloured 

 milk; Boletus edulis (Stone — ), Boletus hovinus, when 

 young with drops of white milk underneath, and the 

 Morel. See illustrations in Flora of S.A., Vol. I. In 

 Kaffraria, Rhodesia, etc., a large Agaricus forms a wel- 

 come article of food, one being sufficient for a family meal. 

 The three most frequent poisonous kinds are Amanita 

 phalloides, the Death cup; A. muscaria, the Fly 

 agaric and A. pantherina, the Panther-agaric. 



Mushroom Flower. Cycnium adonense. (Na). 



Muskus 'kruid. Er odium moschatum. A much appreciated 

 fodder-plant (winter) of the south-western districts 

 (Cape). 



Mustard, Wild — , Brassica nigra* (Black) and 

 B. Sinapistrum* 



Muur (mier) == Chickweed. 

 „ , Rode — . AnagalUs arvensis (Scarlet pimpernel). 



