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Babiana petiolata
Stalked Bobbejaantjie is a small South African geophyte from the Iris family that grows from an underground corm and flowers in late winter. It is rarely cultivated and best grown in a sunny, well-drained spot that stays dry in summer.
Babiana petiolata is a species of geophytic, perennial flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. It occurs from Velddrif to Lamberts Bay. It has an area of occurrence of 175 km2 and there are four subpopulations. The plant has lost habitat to the planting of potato fields. Currently, the species is threatened by coastal development and mining activities.
Babiana petiolata occurs in the Western Cape province of South Africa between the towns of Lambert's Bay and Velddrif, where it can be found on flat sandy soils in the strandveld near the coast. This species flowers during the late winter. It was only relatively recently described, likely because hardly any collecting was undertaken in its distribution area so early in the season and the plants are inconspicuous when in fruit. However, this plant species seems relatively common in a narrow band of strandveld.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Babiana petiolata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
