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Shy Kammetjie

Freesia occidentalis

Also called Western Freesia, Western Kammetjie

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
WC. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Freesia occidentalis is a perennial geophyte endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape. The species is part of the fynbos biome and occurs from Calvinia to the eastern side of the Cederberg and Swartruggensberg, southwards to Laingsburg.

Other Freesia plants

Freesia alba · Karoo Kammetjie · Fragrant Freesia · Common freesia · Riversdale Freesia · Painted Kammetjie · Forest Freesia · False freesia · Freesia · Breede Valley Freesia · Freesia praecox · Garden Freesia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Freesia occidentalis 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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