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Gethyllis namaquensis
A small bulbous geophyte from the arid Namaqualand region of South Africa and southern Namibia, grown mainly by specialist bulb collectors. Keep it dry and sunny, as it is adapted to desert conditions.
Gethyllis namaquensis, commonly known as the Namaqua kukumakranka, is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Gethyllis. The species is native to the Northern Cape and Namibia where it occurs in the Richtersveld and southern Namibia. The fruit of the plant is eaten and used as medicine.
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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.
