
Nicola Van Berkel, Ispotnature.org.

Wild plants by Nicola Van Berkel,
Ispotnature.org.

Another group of wild plants by D.
Turner, Redlist.sanbi.org.

The flower by Marion Maclean,
Inaturalist.org. |
Author: |
J. C. Manning & P. Goldblatt, 2003 |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
SW South Africa |
Soil: |
Clay - Mix |
Water: |
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
2,5 Centimetres |
Height: |
1 Centimetres |
Flower: |
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names: |
Hairyfringe Squill |
Synonyms: |
Ornithogalum ciliatum, Carl von Linnaeus Jr,
1781.
Urginea ciliata, John Gilbert Barker, 1873.
Urginea muirii, N.E.Br. |
This member of the
Hyacinthaceae* family
was given this name by John C. Manning and Peter Goldblatt in 2003. It is found in
south-western South Africa, growing in a well drained clayish soil with
some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to 2,5 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to one centimetres in height, although the leaves might be three centimetres
long. The flowers are white.
The genera name from Greek;
drimys; 'sharp' or 'cutting' for the pointed capsules.
The species name for the cilia 'eyelashes' on the edges of
the leaves.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |