Gnidia squarrosa (Introduced- UK)

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Gnidia squarrosa (L.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 418 1913 publ. 1914. (syn: Daphne squarrosa L.);
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Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho as per POWO;
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SK 3488 16 May 2022: 4 very high res. images.

Location: Eden Project, Cornwall, UK
Altitude: 60m.
Date: 03 April 2022
Habit : Cultivated
Wikstroemia ???

Yes appears to be from Thymelaeaceae, but flowers may be from some other genus as they look different in construction.

Gnidia. ???

Yes.
Pl. check Gnidia squarrosa:
https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/floral-friday-gnidia-squarrosa/
https://www.gbif.org/species/5524081
https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/gnidia-squarrosa/
https://candide.com/ZA/plants/eaabf98455d9bdfef9c454fdb2cf787c

Gnidia squarrosa (L.) Druce looks matching … !

 

 

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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1
https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/floral-friday-gnidia-squarrosa/
https://www.gbif.org/species/5524081
https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/gnidia-squarrosa/
https://candide.com/ZA/plants/eaabf98455d9bdfef9c454fdb2cf787c