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Aristea capitata

Aristea capitata
Common names: blue sceptre (Eng.); blousuurkanol (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... quite attractive, turning a rich brown colour. Underground Aristea capitata has a rhizome from which the plants often resprout after fire. In the genus  Aristea  there are approximately 55 species distributed ... but unfortunately not all of them are easy to grow. Aristea Aristea capitata is wonderful plant for gardens in ...

01 / 11 / 2000 | Liesl Van der Walt | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aristea biflora

Aristea biflora
Common names: windowed aristea
Family: Iridaceae

... of Rare & Endangered Wildflowers ( CREW) April 2009 Aristea biflora is a perennial geophyte. The flattened stem ... to translucent bronze windows on the lower margins. Aristea biflora is characterized by its long, linear anthers; ... The genus Aristea is confined to the continent of Africa and Madagascar ...

06 / 04 / 2009 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW
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Aristea ecklonii

Flowers
Common names: blue stars (Eng.); blousterre (Afr.); umhushuza (IsiZulu)
Family: Iridaceae

... NBG Sthembile Zondi KwaZulu-Natal NBG October 2013   Aristea ecklonii is a frost-hardy perennial, growing in ... roots system. The fruit is an oblong 3-angled capsule. Aristea ecklonii can take 2 to 3 years to reach its ultimate height. Aristea ecklonii is found in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, ...

01 / 10 / 2012 | Sthembile Zondi | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Aristea spiralis

A clump of Aristea spiralis
Common names: star-eyed aristea, pale capeblue (Eng.)
Family: Iridaceae

... Richard Adcock, Sandra Falanga and Sean Privett. Aristea spiralis is a slender, herbaceous, evergreen, ... 3-lobed, woody capsules, 30–50 mm long. Fig. 2. An Aristea spiralis plant in flower. Photo by johnharoldwilson ... elevation. Apart from A. woodii and A. ecklonii , Aristea species prefer full-sun and well-drained acidic ...

11 / 12 / 2023 | Natasha Lombard | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Aristea torulosa

Aristea torulosa
Common names: Wood’s aristea (Eng.); blousuurkanol (Afr.); khahla, lethepu-le-lenyenyane (Sesotho,); umluzi omncane (isiZulu); phayimashimane (siSwati)
Family: Iridaceae

... the use of his image on Iziko Biodiversity Explorer. Aristea torulosa is an evergreen herbaceous perennial that ... and oblong, ± 8 x 4 mm, containing many angled seeds. Aristea torulosa is distributed in eastern southern Africa, ... but also at lower elevations close to the coast. Aristea torulosa attracts bees, flies and other pollinators ...

25 / 11 / 2024 | Ofentse Naanyane | Free State NBG
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