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Twistleaf Tooth Triton

Tritonia watermeyeri

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Tritonia watermeyeri is a tuberous geophyte that is part of the genus Tritonia. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs between west of Robertson to Montagu past Barrydale and up to the Anysberg. The species currently has no threats. The species has an area of occurrence of 4 967 km² and is part of the Renosterveld. The species has lost 6% of its habitat to crop cultivation but the situation has stabilized.

Other Tritonia plants

Tritonia atrorubens · Bakers Triton · Pink Kleinkaroo Triton · Tritonia bakeri · Cedarberg Triton · Gold Triton · Longtube Triton · Montbretia · Tritonia delpierrei · Blotch Triton · No Blotch Triton · Dutch footprints

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tritonia watermeyeri 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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