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Nivenia corymbosa

Common names: blue stars (Eng.); blousterretjie (Afr.)

Family: Iridaceae

... Anthony Hitchcock National Botanical Institute April 2004 Nivenia corymbosa is a shrublet which grows to a height of ... pale to deep blue and appear from late January to March. Nivenia cormybosa belongs to a group of plants known as the ... (swollen woody underground organ from which stems arise). Nivenia is the largest of the woody genera with nine species. ...

12 / 04 / 2004 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: Kogelberg blue stars, Stokoe's bush iris (Eng.), blousterretjie (Afr.)

Family: Iridaceae

... Carolus Harold Porter National Botanical Garden March 2003 Nivenia stokoei is a low, rounded shrub, which grows to a ... sandstone-derived soil, which is typical for the genus. Nivenia stokoei belongs to a group of plants known as woody ... that is resistant to fire. There are nine species within Nivenia . Nivenias are pollinated by flies of the family ...

24 / 03 / 2003 | Berenice Carolus | Harold Porter NBG