Taxon

Haemanthus pumilio

 
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Haemanthus pumilio - poeierkwas, wilde foksia, paintbrush, wild fuchsia
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Common name: poeierkwas, wilde foksia, paintbrush, wild fuchsia
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)
Distribution: Western Cape, Hermon,Paarl,Stellenbosch
Habitat: Seasonally damp clay flats
National red list: Critically Endangered
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments: This species produces comparatively dwarf paintbrush-like flowers to the rest of the species in its genus. It is endemic to the lowlands around Paarl and Stellenbosch and has faced significant habitat loss due to crop cultivation and housing development and now exists in isolated fragments. Today less than four subpopulations are known to persist; a significant reduction from the original ten that were originally recorded. However, tissue culture work has been done to try and reintroduce the species into suitable areas.
Links: iNaturalist.org • Red List of South African Plants • Saving the Paintbrush Lily from Extinction • Veld & Flora article on Haemanthus pumilio, 1992 • Plantz Africa

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