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Empodium veratrifolium

Star-shaped flower
Common names: West Coast star (Eng.); breëblaar sterretjie; Weskus sterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... Duncan Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2023 Empodium veratrifolium is a winter-growing geophyte that ... (sheaths) that hold the leaf bases in place. Fig. 2. Empodium veratrifolium has white corms surrounded by blackish ... (late autumn to mid-winter), but mainly in May. Fig. 3. Empodium veratrifolium flowers have a very long, narrow ...

09 / 10 / 2023 | Graham Duncan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Empodium elongatum

Empodium elongatum (David Styles)
Common names: autumn star
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... and Yashica Singh KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium October 2013   Empodium elongatum is a small geophytic herb, 150-200 mm ... flower from October to January with a peak in November. Empodium elongatum is endemic to southern Africa. It is found ... pollination. The species is possibly pollinated by bees. Empodium Empodium elongatum is not known in cultivation. ...

28 / 10 / 2013 | N Mahvungu | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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