| Author: | Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth, 1929
|
| Family: |
ERIOSPERMACEAE* |
| Origin: |
South
Africa |
| Soil: |
Grit |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
3-4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
14
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Eriospermaceae family was described by
Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth in
1929. It is found in South Africa, growing in grit or other well-drained soil
with plenty of water and sun. The caudex can grow to three or four
centimetres, the plant up to fourteen centimetres high.
The genera name from Greek;
erion; 'woll' and Greek sperma; 'seed'. The species name
means 'devoid of leaves'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Eriospermaceae
is now part of
the Asparagaceae.
This is a winter grower.
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