Photo by Vered A. Mann.
Photo by Vered A. Mann.
Photo by Vered A. Mann. |
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This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by
Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer in 1843. It is found
in western South Africa, growing in sand, clay and quarts with
some water and lots of sun. The root is a line of roundish
tubers which each can grow to 2,5
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to six centimetres in
height. The
flowers are from white over cream to yellow with red markings.
The species name; moniliforme
refers to the small tubers which forms on its main or lateral roots.
This is a winter grower. |
