Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Family: Iridaceae (Iris)

Distribution: Western Cape: Peninsula to Malmesbury and Bredasdorp.

Habitat: Wetlands: seasonally flooded areas or at the edge of pools

National red list: Vulnerable

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

Comments: This species is a wetland specialist, occurring in seasonal pools or marshy soils. It can be hard to distinguish from some other Geissorhizas, but it has a characteristic inflated leaf. Most of its known populations has already been lost and due to ongoing habitat loss and its decline is ongoing.