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Desert Candelabra

Brunsvigia herrei

Desert Candelabra
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0
Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
Namibia to W. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Brunsvigia herrei, commonly known as Herre's candelabra, is a geophyte belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. The species is native to Namibia and the Northern Cape. It occurs from southern Namibia to Springbok. It has a range of 4 998 km2 and there are about ten subpopulations in South Africa and a few more in Namibia. The plant is threatened by overgrazing by livestock.

Other Brunsvigia plants

Fragrant Candelabra · Dainty Candelabra · Swartland Candelabra · Gariep Candelabra · Giant Candelabra · Albany Candelabra · Josephine's Lily · Brunsvigia kirkii · Surfers Candelabra · False Firelily · Dwarf March Lily · Natal Candelabra

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brunsvigia herrei 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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