Author: | Carl Sigismund
Kunth, 1843 |
Family: |
ANTHERICACEAE* |
Origin: |
Eswatini,
Lesotho, South Africa |
Soil: |
Sand |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
Height: |
20 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White / Deep purple |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Wilde Knoflok |
Synonyms: |
Anthericum asperatum
Baker,1872.
Trachyandra asperata var. basutoensis, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. carolinensis, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. macowanii, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. nataglencoensis, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. stenophylla, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. swaziensis, Oberm. |
This member of the Anthericaceae family
was described by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1843. It is found in
Eswatini, Lesotho and
South
Africa, growing in sand with some water and lots of sun. The bulb
grow up to three centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 20
centimetres. The flowers are white with a dark stripe.
The genera name means 'round
fruits'. The species name means 'roughened'.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Anthericaceae is now part of
the Asparagaceae. |