Hermannia hyssopifolia leaves, sepals and calyces

In this picture taken at Greyton in September the toothed upper leaf parts of Hermannia hyssopifolia are present in green, as well as shades of yellow and red. There are sometimes also stipules present next to the petiole bases. The stipules that drop off long before leaves in many Hermannia species seem here to persist and have remained where leaves have already dropped off.

Another surprise comes from the discovery that the inflated, hairy flower shapes are not corollas but lantern-like, or balloon-like calyces. Only at the very tip of each calyx a glimpse of the mainly concealed corolla is visible (Curtis-Scott, et al, 2020; Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Manning, 2009; iNaturalist).