''Eriospermum zeyheri'' 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 ...
'', indigenous to
South Africa.
Description
The leaf is a rounded heart-shape (), and is prostrate, held flat against the ground. Several related species, such as ''
Eriospermum capense
''Eriospermum capense'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Description
The leaf is heart-shaped (7,5 cm long, 6 cm wide), suberect-to-spreading, and app ...
'', ''
Eriospermum breviscapum'' and ''
Eriospermum pubescens
''Eriospermum pubescens'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to the southern Cape, South Africa.
Description
The leaf is heart-shaped (7 cm long, 6 cm wide), relatively hairless (sometimes with str ...
'', have a similar heart-shaped leaf.
However, the leaf of ''E.zeyheri'' is generally a lighter green above, and not a reddish colour below. It is also always pressed flat against the ground.
The irregular-shaped tuber of ''E.zeyheri'' is white-ish inside.
The pale, greenish-cream-coloured, fragrant, star-shaped flowers appear on a tall, thin inflorescence in December to March.
Distribution
This species occurs in
renosterveld vegetation, in clay soils, across the southern Cape,
South Africa, extending from McGregor as far east as the town of Grahamstown.
Distribution
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References
zeyheri
Renosterveld
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