Silene burchellii
Silene burchellii is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
It was first described by Swedish naturalist, Carl Adolf Otth in 1824, and was named after William John Burchell, who written about the species describing its habitat and habit in Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa. The species is commonly known as the gunpowder plant.
It is native to southern and eastern parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.