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Empodium namaquensis, known as the Namakwasterretjie, is a small tuber-forming geophyte from the arid Northern Cape of South Africa. It is rarely grown outside its native range and is best kept dry and warm during its summer dormancy.
Empodium namaquensis (often referred to as Empodium namaquense), commonly known as the Namakwasterretjie, is a perennial flowering plant and tuber-forming geophyte belonging to the genus Empodium. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape.
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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.
