Hypoxis fischeri Pax

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wooded grassland, wet grassland, in short grass, among rocks on fireswept eroded hillside, upland pasture; at elevations from 1,067-2,743 metres, but mainly between 1,500-2,000 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hypoxis fischeri world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65412-1
WFO ID wfo-0000668898
COL ID 3P23K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hypoxis fischeri Hypoxis multiflora

Lower taxons

Hypoxis fischeri var. fischeri Hypoxis fischeri var. colliculata Hypoxis fischeri var. hockii Hypoxis fischeri var. katangensis Hypoxis fischeri var. zernyi