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Hypoxis membranacea

Hypoxis membranacea
Common names: small white star flower
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... Geoff Nichols and Toshiaki Ohgi for supplying images of  Hypoxis membranacea  in flower. Hypoxis membranacea is a small, deciduous, clump-forming, ... (October to January in the southern hemisphere).  Hypoxis membranacea occurs in swampy areas, grasslands, ...

22 / 06 / 2020 | Mpendulo Gabayi | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Common names: star flower, yellow star (Eng.); sterblom, geelsterretjie, gifbol (Afr.); moli kharatsa, lotsane (S Sotho); inkomfe, inkomfe enkulu (Zulu), inongwe, i
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... bitter taste. Seeds are hard, black, smooth and glossy. Hypoxis hemerocallidea occurs in open grassland and woodland ... It also occurs in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Hypoxis hemerocallidea is fire-tolerant, and occurs widely in ... not known to be favoured as food by browsing herbivores. Hypoxis The star flower is a very attractive, hardy garden ...

09 / 11 / 2009 | Beate Hölscher | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Hypoxis

Hypoxis acuminata
Common names: yellow stars, star lily, african potato (Eng.); sterretjie, Afrika-patat (Afr.); inkomfe, ilabatheka (isiZulu)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... Natal Herbarium, Durban April 2004 Being geophytic herbs, Hypoxis plants overcome winter conditions in the form of an ... across its diameter to expose the small black seeds. Hypoxis  has an estimate of 90 species world-wide and is ... a concentration of about 41 species in southern Africa.  Hypoxis  is primarily a summer rainfall genus with a large ...

05 / 04 / 2004 | Yashica Singh | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium
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Hypoxis colchicifolia

Hypoxix colchicifolia©G Nichols
Common names: broad-leaved hypoxis (Eng.); iLabatheka (Zulu)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... is an auxiliary raceme with star-shaped, yellow flowers. Hypoxis colchicifolia  is widespread in southern Africa and ... Cape. It is found on sandy or poor soils in grassland. Hypoxis This plant is useful as an accent plant in gardens ... but also for its bright yellow flowers in late spring. Hypoxis colchicifolia Bak. Hypoxis colchicifolia Tubers are ...

02 / 06 / 2003 | Siyabulela Nonjinge | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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