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Ledebouria zebrina
... markings. Completely unmarked populations are also known. Ledebouria zebrina is a widespread species over the northern ... spot moth ( Diaphone eumela ) as a larval food plant. Ledebouria This species, along with other ledebourias , is ... position and once established can be watered sparingly. Ledebouria zebrina can be used to good effect in a ...
Ledebouria woodii
... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... scented especially in the warmer parts of the day. Ledebouria Wood’s African hyacinth is easily cultivated, ... ant populations in the area where the plants are grown. Ledebouria woodii is best propagated from fresh seed (seed ...
Ledebouria viscosa
... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The well-developed basal stem of the ... small, black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria Ledebouria viscosa is not easily cultivated in the ...
Ledebouria venteri
... Fig. 2. Illustration of the Gouritz cliff squill, Ledebouria venteri, by Jeanette Loedolff, of a plant from Gouritzpoort near Herbertsdale, Western Cape. Ledebouria venteri is known only from the Gouritz River ... Euphorbia heptagona and Gasteria thunbergii . Fig. 4. Ledebouria venteri in habitat on a cliff along the Gouritz ...
Ledebouria socialis
... There is little published about the specific ecology of Ledebouria socialis , however, the aboveground (epigeal) ... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The seed is small, black and roundish, S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...
Ledebouria sandersonii
... to reveal the shiny brownish black and wrinkled seeds. Ledebouria sandersonii is widespread across the eastern parts ... occurs mostly in moist grassland and savanna. Flowers of Ledebouria sandersonii are open, cup-shaped and unscented, ... black and roundish. Venter (1993) suggests that seeds of Ledebouria are distributed by water wash, which is likely ...
Ledebouria rupestris
... habitat niche. This close resemblance may afford the Ledebouria rupestris some degree of camouflage from predation ... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The flowers are brightly coloured, open ... small, black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ...
Ledebouria revoluta
... tepals, bearing small, pale yellow anthers at their tips. Ledebouria revoluta is recorded as being the most widely ... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... small black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ...
Ledebouria remifolia
... the frequent mist which bathe the mountain crests. This ledebouria is a component of sparsely wooded grassland on ... visiting insects. The seed is very small compared to other Ledebouria species. Venter (1993) suggests that ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...
Ledebouria reillyana
... to reveal the dark brown to black, glossy, wrinkled seeds. Ledebouria reillyana is recorded only from the area in and ... with a wrinkled surface. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the area where this species occurs. Ledebouria Reilly’s African hyacinth is very easily ...
Ledebouria pusilla
... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... is tiny, black and roundish with a wrinkled seed coat. Ledebouria The Swazi African hyacinth is easily cultivated, ... ant populations in the area where the plants are grown. Ledebouria pusilla is easily propagated from fresh seed (seed ...
Ledebouria pilosa
... covering the bulb) which is commonly seen in the section Ledebouria , the bulbs are naked with truncated bulb scales. ... to reveal the dull, dark brown, wrinkled seeds. Fig. 2 : Ledebouria pilosa leaf undersides are red or speckled with ... the summer months in the form of thunderstorms. Fig. 3 : Ledebouria pilosa inflorescence is decumbent when mature. ...
Ledebouria petiolata
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2015 Ledebouria petiolata is a robust bulbous plant that reaches ... spring (September) and throughout summer ( until March). Ledebouria petiolata is widespread in eastern South Africa, ... East Africa, as far as Tanzania. Not much is known about Ledebouria petiolata pollinators, however it is known to be ...
Ledebouria parvifolia
... longitudinal rows of minute glassy hairs, which makes this Ledebouria quite unique. The leaves are mostly mid- to ... on hill slopes. Very little is known about the ecology of Ledebouria parvifolia , since it has not been extensively ... The seed is very small, Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...
Ledebouria papillata
... small, wrinkled and rounded, shiny, blackish seeds. Ledebouria papillata is usually found in warm, moist to dry ... and solitary bees have been observed visiting the flowers. Ledebouria Ledebouria papillata is not a difficult species to cultivate, ...
Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. scabrida
... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The bulbs of this species are known to be ... small black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ... the climate of the area, where the species occurs. Ledebouria The Mdumbeni River Valley African Hyacinth is ...
Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. ovatifolia
... dry papery sheaths so often present in other species of Ledebouria instead the live bulb scales are truncated on the ... flower spikes are produced in spring and summer, like many Ledebouria they do not stand erect, but rather lay out along ... Eastern Cape Provinces, as well as Lesotho and Swaziland. Ledebouria ovatifolia occurs in grassland and savanna, from ...
Ledebouria ovalifolia
... Botanical Garden October 2020 Acknowledgements: images of Ledebouria ovalifolia in habitat by Klaus Wehrlin, from his ... This species is not easily confused with other species of Ledebouria except L. cooperii which is a very variable ... it unlikely to be confused with most other species of Ledebouria , which do not occur in the southern Cape. The ...
Ledebouria mokobulanensis
... the genus and are only recorded from one other species of Ledebouria viz. L. galpinii. A single, erect inflorescence ... is very small and roundish. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. This species ... may likely serve to camouflage plants from predators. Ledebouria Ledebouria mokobulanensis is easy to maintain in ...
Ledebouria minima
... S. Venter (1993), suggested that the small, black seeds of Ledebouria minima may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria The dwarf African hyacinth is easily cultivated in ... in 1870. It was subsequently transferred to the genus Ledebouria by S. Venter in 2008, in his taxonomic synopsis on ...