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Dilatris ixioides


Dilatris ixioides

Dilatris ixioides

Scientific name

Rhizomatous perennial with grey-haired stems, mauve flowers and long stamens twice the length of its oval tepals.

Information sourced from 'Field Guide to Fynbos' by John Manning. Struik Nature, Cape Town, 2007.

Bloodroot Family.

References and further reading

Wikipedia page »

Image credit: Jon Richfield

Important characteristics

This species was selected because it has various important characteristics.

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