Romulea tortuosa subsp. tortuosa Klatt

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Flowers 25-37 mm long, rarely smaller, bright golden-yellow, the cup orange-yellow. Perianth segments acute to subacute, rarely subobtuse, 6-10 mm wide, widest just above the middle, with a black blotch or 1-3 black veins on each segment. Style 10-16 mm long.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

Romulea tortuosa subsp. tortuosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77168720-1
WFO ID wfo-0000790735
COL ID 5KXVJ
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Synonyms

Romulea tridentifera Romulea tortuosa subsp. tortuosa