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Babiana fragrans

Babiana fragrans
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Babiana fragrans is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The species was named after Henry Georges Fourcade. It occurs from the Cape Peninsula to Malmesbury and Ceres and has a range of 6800 km². The plant has lost much of its habitat (65%) in the low-lying areas between Stellenbosch, Paarl and Cape Town and in the Ceres Valley to development, agricultural activities and invasive species. The threats continue.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Babiana fragrans 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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