Hypoxis gerrardii Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

Perennial geophyte similar to H. argentea. Leaves rigid in texture and hairs long, weak and golden-brown. Flowering time Sept.-Mar.
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Geophyte, up to 120 mm tall. Leaves linear, 4-6 mm wide, firm, strongly veined, softly pilose. Flowers corymbose; yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.14
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grassland; at elevations from 500-2,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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 gerrardii world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65421-1
WFO ID wfo-0000668986
COL ID 3P23T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hypoxis junodi Hypoxis gerrardii