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Aristea oligocephala

Aristea oligocephala
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Aristea oligocephala, commonly known as the few-headed aristea, is a cormous geophyte belonging to the genus Aristea. The species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It occurs from the Hottentots Holland Mountains to Bredasdorp. The plant has an extent of occurrence of 6,881 km² and is part of the fynbos. It is threatened by invasive plants.

Other Aristea plants

Blue Eyed Grass · African Capeblue · Tall Capeblue · Aristea biflora · Blue Eye Capeblue · Blue Sceptre · Blue Corn Lily · Rush Capeblue · Aristea nyikensis · Pale Capeblue · Aristea teretifolia · Aristea torulosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristea oligocephala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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