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Romulea hirsuta is a geophyte from South Africa. It has pink flowers with dark marks at the edges of the yellow center.
This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It is widely distributed in the region, where it is found growing between Clanwilliam and the Agulhas Peninsula. It prefers sandy and granite substrates, but may sometimes be found growing on clay.
Crocus Leaved Romulea · Sand Crocus · Romulea cruciata · Common Greenbract Froetang · Romulea linaresii · Romulea melitensis · Karoo Froetang · Branch Froetang · Romulea requienii · Rosy sandcrocus · Satin Froetang · Twisted Froetang
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Romulea hirsuta 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.
