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Crinum graminicola
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Harare-Mutare road near Rusape.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Harare-Mutare road near Rusape.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Harare-Mutare road near Rusape.
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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 |
Other sources of information about Crinum graminicola:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crinum graminicolaAfrican Plant Database: Crinum graminicola
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Crinum graminicola
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crinum graminicola
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crinum graminicola
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Crinum graminicola
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Crinum graminicola
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crinum graminicola
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Crinum graminicola
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crinum graminicola
Ispot Southern Africa: Crinum graminicola
JSTOR Plant Science: Crinum graminicola
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Crinum graminicola
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Crinum graminicola
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crinum graminicola
The Plant List (version 1.1): Crinum graminicola
Tropicos: Crinum graminicola
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