Nerine humilis - Berglelie, Seeroogblom, Berg lily, Nerine | Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

***Nerine* *humilis***

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Common name: Berglelie, Seeroogblom, Berg lily, Nerine

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)

Synonym: Nerine breachiae, Nerine flexuosa, Nerine peersii, Nerine pulchella, Nerine tulbaghensis

Distribution: Eastern Cape, Western Cape

Habitat: Loamy soils among rocks

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: Otherwise known as a berg lily, this well-known delightful flower is a bulbous geophyte flowering from April to June. Its species variation is exceptionally high due to various pollinator associations it has in different localities otherwise known as pollination ecotypes.

Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

1: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-683/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2020-99 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Unrecorded
3: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2023-486/2 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
4: Old Conserve beds (Conserve) • Accession: 1999-683 • Provenance: Unrecorded
5: Upper garden, rockeries (Ur) • Accession: 2023-486/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild

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***Nerine* *humilis***

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