Hermannia coccocarpa

Hermannia coccocarpa, commonly called the pink dollsrose and the moederkappie (mother bonnet) in Afrikaans, is a low-growing, spreading shrublet reaching 25 cm in height. The specific name, coccocarpa, is derived from the Greek words kokkos meaning berry or grain,  and karpos meaning fruit, referring to the berry-like shape of the fruits. 

The distribution is widespread, occurring in all South African provinces apart from Gauteng and Limpopo in the north; also found in some neighbouring countries.

The habitat is succulent Karoo, scrubveld, bushveld and grassland. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Euston-Brown and Kruger, 2023; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).