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Unusual geophytes of the succulent Karoo – how form can relate to function

Information Library item
Author: Esler Karen J., Rundel Ohilip W.   |   Date: 1998
Source: Veld & Flora1   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

... are found in few other places in the world: flat-leafed geophytes with basal whorls of leaves that lie fully pressed against the soil surface below; and curly-leafed geophytes where the leaves of the geophytes are coiled, giving them the appearance of a ...

geophytes, succulents, karoo

Betty’s Bay fire stimulates rich display of orchids

Information Library item
Author: Liltved W.R., Kurzweil H.   |   Date: 1992
Source: Veld & Flora 1   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

The phenomenon in which fire induces geophytes to flower has long since been recognised and ... W.R. Kurzweil H. fire fynbos bulbs orchids orchidaceae geophytes Botanical Society Betty’s Bay fire stimulates ...

fire, fynbos, bulbs, orchids, orchidaceae, geophytes

Grassland Biome

Vegetation

... Trees are absent, except in a few localized habitats. Geophytes (bulbs) are often abundant. Frosts, fire and ... species are often endangered, comprising mainly endemic geophytes or dicotyledonous herbaceous plants. Very few ...

Moraea polystachya

Plant
Common names: blue moraea, blue tulp, poison moraea (Eng.); bloutulp, kraai-uintjie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... NBG Moraea polystachya and M. venenata are both perennial geophytes, the leaves and aerial stems dying back to the ...

12/06/2006 | | Pretoria NBG

Cyrtanthus

Plant
Common names: fire lily (Eng.); brandlelie, vuurlelie (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... These evergreen or deciduous, summer- or winter-growing geophytes reach 110-800 mm high in flower. They grow from a ...

19/07/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Moraea polystachya

Plant
Common names: bloutulp, kraai-uintjie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... National Herbarium Pretoria The plants are perennial geophytes, the leaves and aerial stems dying back to the ...

12/06/2006 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Gethyllis villosa

Plant
Common names: hairy kukumakranka (Eng.); kukumakranka, koekemakranka, kroekemakrank (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... being present, while the plant is inactive, is frequent in geophytes, also known as bulbous plants. The flower appears ...

10/10/2022 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Babiana montana

Plant
Common names: Agulhas baboon flower (Eng.); bobbejaantjie, bobbejaanuintjie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... NBG Bobbejaantjies are perennial deciduous cormous geophytes with leaves and flowers that appear seasonally ...

06/11/2023 | | Pretoria NBG

Bulbinella latifolia subsp. doleritica

Plant
Common names: rooikatstert
Family: Asphodelaceae

... rich diversity and extraordinary concentrations of geophytes and annuals. B. latifolia subsp. doleritica prefers ...

09/08/2010 | | CREW

Gladiolus carmineus

Plant
Common names: cliff gladiolus, Hermanus gladiolus
Family: Iridaceae

... Underground storage and regenerative organs (typical of geophytes) allow Gladiolus species to remain dormant ...

02/05/2011 | | CREW

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