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Tankwa Bobbejaantjie

Babiana tanquana

Tankwa Bobbejaantjie
Photo: Brian du Preez, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Succulent, Perennial
Native range
WC. Cape Prov. (Tanqua Karoo)
Climate
subtropical

About

Babiana tanquana is a species of geophytic, perennial flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and occurs in the Tankwa Karoo. It is part of the Succulent Karoo vegetation. There are four subpopulations. The plants found in the Tankwa Karoo National Park are protected by the park. The plant is considered rare.

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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 tanquana 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.

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