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Kourkamma Snowflake

Strumaria prolifera

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Succulent, Perennial
Native range
Northern Cape
Climate
subtropical

About

Strumaria prolifera is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Strumaria and is part of the Succulent Karoo. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and occurs in Namaqualand on the Koukamma Mountains. Here it grows high on the southern slopes in the shade. The plant is considered critically rare, the population is estimated to be no more than 100 plants.

Other Strumaria plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strumaria prolifera 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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