Photo by Cameron McMaster,
Pacificbulbsociety.org.
The white flowers by Eugene Marinus,
Ispotnature.org.
And the pale yellow flowers by Kevin
Murray, Inaturalist.ca.
Early stage by Apostolou Stavros,
Public.fotki.com. |
| Author: |
Jens Wilken Hornemann, 1813 | |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Southern Namibia, Western
South Africa |
| Soil: |
Clay - Grit |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
10-40 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White - Pale Yellowish |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Growwetjienk |
| Synonyms: |
Anthericum pilosum,
Jacq.
Eliokarmos pilosus, Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan.
Phalangium pilosum, Poir.
Ornithogalum hispidum subsp. bergii, Oberm. |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae*
family
was given this name by Jens Wilken Hornemann in 1813. It is found in
southern Namibia and western South Africa, growing in a well drained
clayish or gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from ten to 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to pale
yellowish.
The
genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'.
The species name from the Latin hispidus; ‘rough’ or
'with bristles'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae.
This is a winter-grower. |
