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Pearl Snowflake

Strumaria gemmata

Pearl Snowflake
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Water
Drought tolerant
Native range
Cape Prov. to Free State
Climate
subtropical

About

Strumaria gemmata is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Cape Provinces and the Free State of South Africa. It was first described by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in 1814.

Where it grows

Strumaria gemmata is native to semi-arid areas of the Cape Provinces and the Free State of South Africa.

Other Strumaria plants

Hantam Snowflake · Strumaria argillicola · Desert Snowflake · Gariep Snowflake · Strandveld Snowflake · Strumaria discifera · Strumaria hardyana · Strumaria karooica · Strumaria karoopoortensis · Sand Snowflake · Strumaria luteoloba · Strumaria massoniella

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strumaria gemmata 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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