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Babiana latifolia
Babiana latifolia, the Piketberg bobbejaantjie, is a small tuberous geophyte in the iris family, native only to a few fragmented patches of renosterveld in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is a rare, threatened species and is rarely grown in gardens, so care notes below are general guidance for Babiana in cultivation.
Babiana latifolia is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana and is part of the renosterveld. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs from Piketberg to Piekenierskloof and has a range of 72 km2. Four fragmented subpopulations remain after the species lost 80% of its habitat to crop cultivation. The remaining subpopulations are threatened by overgrazing, invasive plants and uncontrolled fires.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
