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Gethyllis britteniana
Gethyllis britteniana, commonly known as the common Sandveld kukumakranka or kukumakranka, is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Gethyllis and is part of the fynbos and Succulent Karoo. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape.
The species has three subspecies:
Gethyllis afra · Gethyllis barkerae · Bokkeveld Kukumakranka · Gethyllis cavidens · Common Kukumakranka · Gethyllis fimbriatula · Shavingbrush Kukumakranka · Gethyllis gregoriana · Gethyllis hallii · Gethyllis heinzeana · Peninsula Kukumakranka · Woolly Kukumakranka
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gethyllis britteniana 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.
