Empodium veratrifolium (Willd.) M.F.Thomps.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Empodium

Characteristics

Cormous geophyte to 30 cm, basal sheaths dark brown, papery. Leaves 3-6, green at flowering, tufted, spreading, lanceolate, pleated with sparsely ciliate ribs. Flowers held 10 cm or more above ground, yellow, ovary with a beak ± 10 mm long.
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Distribution

Empodium veratrifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434179-1
WFO ID wfo-0000766524
COL ID 6F8F6
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Synonyms

Curculigo veratrifolia Hypoxis plicata Hypoxis veratrifolia Forbesia plicata var. veratrifolia Curculigo plicata var. veratrifolia Empodium veratrifolium