Eriospermum sp. - eriospermum | Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

***Eriospermum* *sp.***

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Common name: eriospermum

Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus)

Distribution: Southern Africa

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

Comments: The name can be derived from Greek erion for "wool" and sperma for "seed". Indeed, this is true because the seeds of eriospermums are covered in a dense layer of white hairs.

Links: iNaturalist.org • iSpot • Pacific Bulb Society • Wikipedia

1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2020-413/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Arid house 2 (Arid House 2) • Accession: 2022-54 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3: Bonsai/Penjing collection (Bonsai) • Accession: 2023-33/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Confiscated poached plants of wild origin
4: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2018-184/3 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
5: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2020-437 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
6: Off site (OFF SITE) • Accession: 2019-247 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
7: Upper garden, rockeries (Ur) • Accession: 2021-124/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild

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***Eriospermum* *sp.***

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