Eriospermum pumilum T.M.Salter

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Eriospermum

Characteristics

Tuberous geophyte, ± 100 mm tall. Leaf drying before flowering, erect, blade elliptic, petiole hairy, margins red. Flowers in a narrowly conical raceme, star-shaped, white, filaments filiform.
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Tuberous geophyte ± 10 cm. Leaf erect, elliptic, petiole hairy, margins red. Flowers star-shaped, white.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Eriospermum pumilum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534874-1
WFO ID wfo-0000766848
COL ID 6GR84
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eriospermum pumilum