Sparaxis bulbifera
| Harlequin Flower | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixioideae |
| Tribe: | Ixieae |
| Genus: | Sparaxis |
| Species: | S. bulbifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl. | |
Sparaxis bulbifera, commonly known as Harlequin Flower, is a bulb-forming perennial plant. The species is native to Cape Province in South Africa and naturalised in the Azores and Australia.[1][2] It grows to between 15 and 60 cm high and has white to cream flowers.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sparaxis bulbifera". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Harlequin flower Sparaxis bulbifera". Weeds of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
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