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Lapeirousia verecunda

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

About

Lapeirousia verecunda is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Lapeirousia and is part of the renosterveld. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and occurs on the escarpment of Spektakelberg, west of Springbok. The plant is favored by crop cultivation, road construction and quarrying.

Other Lapeirousia plants

Cabong · Short Pyramid Kabong · Sand Kabong · Lapeirousia barklyi · Rib Kabong · Dolomite Kabong · Spiral Kabong · Catclaw Corn Lily · Purple Corn Lily · Lapeirousia kalahariensis · Lapeirousia kamiesmontana · Spider Kabong

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lapeirousia verecunda 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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