''Eriospermum graminifolium'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''

Eriospermum ''Eriospermum'' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Name The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classificat ...

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

Description

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

Eriospermum lanceifolium ''Eriospermum lanceifolium'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum''. Description ''Eriospermum lanceifolium'' bears a single, erect, slender (16 cm x 4–5 cm), lanceolate leaf, with undulate (sometimes hairy) mar ...

''. 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. Distribution
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graminifolium Renosterveld {{Asparagaceae-stub