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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Grassland crinum (English) |
Frequency: | Local |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Bulbous perennial. Flowers flared and vary in colour from near white with pink ribs to deep pink and carmine red. The leaves regrow in the new season and usually have a cut-off look due to die back or browsing of last year's leaves. See Crinum macowanii for comparison. |
Notes: | Somewhat similar to Crinum stuhlmannii subsp. delagoense but differing in the fruits not beaked and having longer stalklets. |
Derivation of specific name: | graminicola: in grassy places |
Habitat: | Occurring in granite sandveld and grassland on sandstone. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 1600 m |
Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 9, plate 24 & 25 |
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