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Babiana horizontalis
Babiana horizontalis is a species of geophyte of up to 5 cm (2.0 in) high that is assigned to the family Iridaceae. It has leaves that consist of a sheath and a blade that are at a right angle with each other. The leaf blades are lance-shaped and have a left and right surface, rather than an upper and lower surface. The leaf blades have three or four prominent ribs, hardly pleated and glabrous except for some long hairs along the upper margin. The inflorescence contains two to five zygomorphic lilac or olive yellow flowers. Three stamens are crowding under the upper lip. Flowering occurs in June and July. B. horizontalis may be found in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
B. horizontalis grows on granite outcrops in the southern Richtersveld, Northern Cape province of South Africa. The species is regarded as vulnerable due to being known from seven locations only and suffering from severe overgrazing at some of these locations.
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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.
