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Hypoxis hemerocallidea
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, S.A.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, S.A.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, S.A.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, S.A.
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Phophonyane Nature Reserve, Eswatini
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Phophonyane Nature Reserve, Eswatini
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Phophonyane Nature Reserve, Eswatini
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| Synonyms: |
Hypoxis rooperi T. Moore |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial herb, up to 40 cm tall, growing from a stout vertical rhizome. Leaves 7-16, overlapping at the base, 10-60 cm long, finely many-ribbed, greyish pubescent beneath with mostly 2-armed hairs. Inflorescences 2-14, usually appearing with the leaves, up to 30 cm long. Flowers 2-10 in a raceme-like arrangement 3-10 cm long; bracts linear-lanceolate, 7-30 mm long, densely greyish hairy; tepals up to 2 cm long, yellow, greyish hairy on the outside; outer tepals slightly longer than inner. Capsule 5-8 mm long with black and glossy seeds. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In short grassland on sandy soils and on rocky hillsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 350 - 1850 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, Free-State, Kwa-Zulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,E |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 1 January 2016 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 67 - 68. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 127. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 192. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 91. Nordal, I. & Zimudzi, C. (2001). Hypoxidaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Page 12. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 124. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hypoxis hemerocallideaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hypoxis hemerocallidea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hypoxis hemerocallidea
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