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Summer snake flower

Tritoniopsis triticea

Also called Red Reedpipe

Summer snake flower
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. & S. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Tritoniopsis triticea, the summer snake flower or mountain pipes, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Tritoniopsis and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.

Other Tritoniopsis plants

Mountain pipes · Twotone Reedpipe · Red Reedpipe · Narrowclaw Reedpipe · Tritoniopsis cinnamomea · Undulate Reedpipe · Tritoniopsis elongata · Yellow Reedpipe · Tritoniopsis flexuosa · Salmon Reedpipe · Pink Reedpipe · Broad Reedpipe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tritoniopsis triticea 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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