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Thereianthus montanus
Thereianthus montanus is a small tuberous perennial in the iris family, native to the fynbos of the Western Cape in South Africa. It is a rare, range-restricted wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care guidance comes mostly from its fynbos habitat.
Thereianthus montanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a perennial geophyte and is part of the fynbos ecoregion. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Riviersonderend Mountains near Pilaarkop. The plant has a range of less than 14 km2 and there are two subpopulations. It grows on the southern slopes at altitudes of 1500 m and is threatened by invasive plants.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thereianthus montanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
