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Babiana villosula
Also called Autumn Bobbejaantjie
Autumn Babiana is a small South African geophyte from the iris family that grows from a corm and flowers in autumn. It is a rare species of the Western Cape fynbos and renosterveld, so it is mainly of interest to specialist growers and conservationists rather than common garden use.
Babiana villosula is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana. The species is endemic to the Western Cape; it occurs from Malmesbury to Gordon's Bay and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. It has a range of less than 2000 km² and has already lost 80% of its habitat to development, invasive plants and the establishment of vineyards and orchards. Only seven of the eighteen original subpopulations remain and they are also threatened by invasive plants and development.
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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.
