Pauridia gracilipes (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan

Species

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Characteristics

Cormous geophyte, 30-220 mm tall, corm covered with hard, twisted roots. Leaves spreading, linear to broadly lanceolate, channelled, usually with a prominent midrib, pale green. Flower 1, yellow with green reverse; bract 1, inserted at base of pedicel, filiform and inconspicuous.
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Cormous geophyte, 3-22 cm, twisted roots covering corm. Leaves 3-9, narrowly to broadly lanceolate, channelled. Flower 1, stellate, yellow with green backs, bract 1, inconspicuous.
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Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 6-9
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Distribution

Pauridia gracilipes world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77130123-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336333
COL ID 75VBJ
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Synonyms

Hypoxis gracilipes Ianthe gracilipes Spiloxene gracilipes Pauridia gracilipes

Lower taxons

Pauridia gracilipes subsp. speciosa Pauridia gracilipes subsp. gracilipes