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Eriospermum graminifolium

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Eriospermum graminifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Eriospermum
Species:
E. graminifolium
Binomial name
Eriospermum graminifolium
A.V. Duthie

Eriospermum graminifolium is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to South Africa.

Description

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This is one of several species that have slender, lanceolate leaves, including Eriospermum exile, Eriospermum bayeri and Eriospermum lanceifolium.

The leaf of Eriospermum graminifolium is leathery, slender, lanceolate and grass-like (100mm x 9mm). Usually the faintly hairy sides of the leaves are curved upwards, to the point where the leaf can seem partly rolled up. The irregular-shaped tuber is pinkish inside. The white flowers appear on a slender inflorescence in February to April.

Eriospermum graminifolium occurs in sandy or clay soils, in the south western Cape, extending as far east as the town of George.[1] [2]

References

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  1. ^ Perry, P.L. (1994) A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae). Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town.
  2. ^ Distribution