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A wild plant by Rob Palmer, Inaturalist.nz.


And a plant with less visible spots by Jane Trembath Inaturalist.nz.


The flowers by Kate Braun, Inaturalist.nz.


Partly exposed bulb in the wild by Richard Gill, Inaturalist.nz.


Great photo by Graham G, Inaturalist.nz.


Plenty of spots by James Hallé, Inaturalist.nz.

Author: 

John Peter Jessop, 1970

Family:  HYACINTHACEAE*
Origin: 

Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

6 Centimetres

Height: 

3 Centimetres

Flower: 

Pink

Propagate: 

Seeds/Bulbs

Names: 

Flat-Leaved African Hyacinth, Mottled Leave Ledebouria, Silver Squill

Synonyms: 

Scilla ovatifolia, Baker.
Scilla cicatricosa, C.A. Sm.
Scilla climatocarpha, C.A. Sm.
Scilla elevans, Van der Merwe.
Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. scabrida, N.R.Crouch & T.J.Edwards

This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by John Peter Jessop in 1970. It is found in Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to three centimetres in height, although the leaves can reach fifteen centimetres in length. The flowers are pink.

The genera is named after Prof. Dr. Carl F. von Ledebour, 1785-1851, a German-Estonian botanist. The species name from Latin; ovata; 'elliptic, but broader at the base, and folia; 'leaf'.

*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.


An exposed bulb by Richard Gill, Inaturalist.nz.


A fruit by Andrew Hankey, Inaturalist.nz.