Biology:Eriospermum cooperi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Eriospermum cooperi
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White Woolseed (Eriospermum cooperi)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Eriospermum
Species:
E. cooperi
Binomial name
Eriospermum cooperi
Baker

Eriospermum cooperi is a species of flowering plant of the Asparagaceae family.[1] It is a summer rainfall species found in rocky grassland and open scrub from the Eastern Cape, South Africa to Zimbabwe. It has a solitary erect leaf, white to pale green flowers and grows to 60 cm. The outer tepals are sometimes reddish brown.[2]

References

  1. "Eriospermum cooperi Baker". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534796-1. 
  2. Perry, P.L. (1994) A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae). Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town.

Wikidata ☰ Q15512254 entry