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Thereianthus bulbiferus

Thereianthus bulbiferus
Photo: Cecile Roux, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Thereianthus bulbiferus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a perennial geophyte and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Piketberg to Gouda and Paarl. The plant has lost 70% of its habitat to crop cultivation, urban development and uncontrolled fires, the plant requires fire to flower.

Other Thereianthus plants

Common Summerpipes · Elandsberg Summerpipes · Bokkeveld Summerpipe · Hawekwas Summerpipe · Rush Summerpipe · Thereianthus longicollis · Mini Summerpipe · Pilaarkop Summerpipe · Thereianthus racemosus · Spiky Summerpipe · Pypies

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thereianthus bulbiferus 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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