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Collar Squill

Drimia exuviata

Also called Sock Squill

Collar Squill
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical n, Public domain
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Drimia exuviata ("Gifbol") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, indigenous to the south-western parts of South Africa.

Where it grows

It occurs in rocky, loamy soils of clay or derived from granite, in the south-west of South Africa.

Other Drimia plants

Maerman Squill · Satin Squill · Drimia haworthioides · Indian Squill · Sea Squill · Itchy Squill · Drimia nagarjunae · Drimia namibensis · Drimia pancration · Flat Squill · Drimia secunda · Indian Squill

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drimia exuviata 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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