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Trachyandra erythrorrhiza is a small bulbous plant from the Aloe family, native to Gauteng in South Africa, where it grows in seasonally wet freshwater marshes. Give it moisture during its growing season and avoid waterlogging when dormant.
Trachyandra erythrorrhiza is a species of plant which is endemic to the province of Gauteng in South Africa. Its natural habitat is intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trachyandra erythrorrhiza 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.
