Wurmbea stricta

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Common name: rysblommetjie, vleiblommetjie, water-phlox

Family: Colchicaceae

Synonym: Onixotis stricta

Distribution: Western Cape, Northern Cape

Habitat: Seasonal pools, marshes and slow-moving streams

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

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

Comments: This Cape geophyte can be found growing in seasonal marshes and pools or slow-moving streams. It produces pretty white flowers with pink centres in spring, and since these bulbs often grow in large colonies the flowering season can be quite spectacular when it flowers en masse. Despite this species losing about half of its habitat to crop cultivation and urban expansion over the past century, it is still widespread and common.

Links: iSpot • Pacific Bulb Society • Plantz Africa • Red List of South African Plants

1: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2013-27 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2018-125 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3: Nursery areas • Accession: 2013-324 • Provenance: Unrecorded
4: Seed DRYING - lab • Accession: 1999-1146/5 • Provenance: Unrecorded
5: Seed Store Fridge 1 (SS fridge1) • Accession: 2018-125/5 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
6: Seed Store Fridge 2 (SS fridge2) • Accession: 2013-27 • Provenance: Unrecorded
7: Seed Store Fridge 4 (SS fridge4) • Accession: 1999-1146 • Provenance: Unrecorded
8: Seed Store Fridge 4 (SS fridge4) • Accession: 2013-27 • Provenance: Unrecorded

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Wurmbea stricta

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