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Family: COLCHICACEAE 
 Dipidax triquetrum
 
  
Author:  John Gilbert Baker 1880
Family:  Colchicaceae
Habitat:  Cape Province, South Africa
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  2,5 centimetres
Height:  40 centimetres
Flower:  White, Pink
Reproduction:  Seeds/Bulbs
Pop names:  Rush-like Melanthium
Synonyms:  Melanthiaceae  Melanthium junceum, Jacquin . Dipidax rosea, Laws.Cat.8 ex Salisb.  1812
This member of the Colchicaceae  family was given this name by John Gilbert Baker in 1880. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa, growing in sand or another well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulbs will grow to 2,5 centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 40 centimetres height. The flowers are white and pink.