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Babiana montana
Also called Agulhas Bobbejaantjie
Babiana montana, the Agulhas baboon flower, is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Caledon to Bredasdorp. The plant has a range of just under 3 000 km2 and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. However, it has lost more than 70% of its habitat to grain cultivation in the past 70 years. The remaining three subpopulations are threatened by invasive plants and overgrazing by livestock.
Baboon Root · Babiana angustifolia · Brandvlei Bobbejaantjie · Violet Scent Bobbejaantjie · Pakhuis Bobbejaantjie · Mini Rat Tail Bobbejaantjie · Nama Bobbejaantjie · Pink Bobejaantjie · Needleleaf Bobbejaantjie · Limestone Bobbejaantjie · Cederberg Bobbejaantjie · Cinnamon Bobbejaantjie
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Babiana montana 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.
