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Babiana praemorsa
Babiana praemorsa is a small tuberous geophyte from the Iris family, endemic to the arid Northern Cape of South Africa around Calvinia. It is a rare species of the succulent Karoo, grown mainly by specialist bulb collectors who give it a hot, dry, well-drained spot.
Babiana praemorsa is a species of geopytic, perennial flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and is part of the succulent Karoo vegetation. It occurs at Calvinia, from the Hantamberg to Bloukrans Pass. There are five subpopulations and the plant is considered rare.
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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.
