Hypoxis floccosa Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

Small, cormous geophyte, mostly 5-7 cm, with a dark brown papery neck. Leaves 6 or 7, suberect, linear, densely hairy beneath, hairs soft, rufous, stellate, with 4-8 unequal radiating arms. Flowers 2, on a weak scape often shorter than leaves, small, yellow.
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Perennial geophyte, similar to H. argentea but dwarf, up to 70 mm high, densely hairy with hairs in tufts (floccose), red-brown. Flowering time Nov.-May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07
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Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Hypoxis floccosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65416-1
WFO ID wfo-0000668930
COL ID 3P23N
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Hypoxis ecklonii Hypoxis floccosa Hypoxis ecklonii