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Freesia praecox

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Freesia praecox is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a perennial geophyte endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. The species occurs on the foothills of the Riviersonderend Mountains, north of Riviersonderend. Here there is only one population that is threatened by development and invasive plants.

Other Freesia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Freesia praecox 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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