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Babiana salteri
Dwarf Bobbejaantjie is a small tuberous perennial from the iris family, native only to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows on the Knersvlakte. It is best grown as a bulb in a sunny, dry, well-drained spot with little water.
Babiana salteri is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs on the Knersvlakte between Vanrhynsdorp and the Van Rhyn's Pass. It is part of the vygieveld vegetation. The plant has a range of 500 km² and there are four subpopulations that are threatened by overgrazing and gypsum mining activities.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Babiana salteri 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.
