Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Groenkalossie, Green ixia

Family: Iridaceae (Iris)

Distribution: Western Cape

Habitat: Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Breede Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Endangered

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

Comments: This endangered Cape bulb has distinct green to turquoise flowers with dark centers, which can be seen in spring. It grows on rocky clay and granite slopes from Malmesbury to Tulbagh, but has already lost a large part of its habitat to agricultural expansion. Only four small subpopulations are currently known of.