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Golden Soldiers

Lachenalia reflexa

Also called Yellow Soldier, Yellow Soldier Viooltjie

Golden Soldiers
Photo: Moraea123, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Lachenalia reflexa (commonly known as yellow soldier) is species of the genus Lachenalia endemic to lowland areas near Cape Town, South Africa.

Other Lachenalia plants

Cape Cowslip · Red Lachenalia · Flesh Viooltjie · Wild hyacinth · Corymb Polyxena · Crown Polyxena · Yellow Viooltjie · Lachenalia klinghardtiana · Long Polyxena · Pied Viooltjie · Namib Viooltjie · Aurus Viooltjie

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lachenalia reflexa 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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