Geissorhiza furva Ker Gawl. ex Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Geissorhiza

Characteristics

Plants small to medium, 70-120(-180) mm high. Corm globose, ± symmetric, obliquely flattened below, 7-9 mm diam.; tunics light brown, concentric, layers fragmenting irregularly, drawn into bristles above. Stem ± erect below, flexed above leaf sheaths and at base of spike, smooth. Leaves (2)3, lower 2 basal, terete and narrowly 4-grooved, usually sticky on sheaths and with sand adhering, lowermost longest, usually shortly exceeding stem, uppermost cauline, sheathing stem below, terete above, sometimes entirely sheathing. Spike inclined with flowers in upper side, flexuose, mostly 2-to 6-flowered; bracts 6-12 mm long, dry and papery above, inner slightly smaller than outer, sometimes longer. Flowers actinomorphic, rotate, deep yellow (becoming blackish when dry); perianth tube funnel-shaped, 3-5 mm long; tepals ± elliptic, 15-22(-28) x 10-2 mm. Filaments erect, equal, 7-13 mm long; anthers 5-6 mm long, yellow. Style dividing near or shortly beyond anther tips, 4-5 mm long.
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Cormous geophyte, 8-14 cm, tunics woody, concentric. Leaves terete with 4 longitudinal grooves. Flowers large, golden-yellow, tepals spreading, perianth tube 3-5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.12
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Geissorhiza furva world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:437109-1
WFO ID wfo-0000788956
COL ID 3FGXV
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Geissorhiza furva Ixia furva