Biology:Sparaxis bulbifera
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Sparaxis bulbifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Sparaxis |
| Species: | S. bulbifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl.
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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] This flower is often found growing next to Geissorhiza radians.[3] Ut has branched stems, lanceolate leaves. It is one of the few species native to sandy, waterlogged soils.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sparaxis bulbifera". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Sparaxis+bulbifera. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Harlequin flower Sparaxis bulbifera". Weeds of Australia. http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/03030800-0b07-490a-8d04-0605030c0f01/media/Html/Sparaxis_bulbifera.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Geissorhiza radians | PlantZAfrica". https://pza.sanbi.org/geissorhiza-radians.
- ↑ "Sparaxis | Pacific Bulb Society". https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Sparaxis.
Wikidata ☰ Q7573550 entry
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