Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Afrika-patat, African potato, Star-grass

Family: Hypoxidaceae

Distribution: Africa, Central and South America

National red list: Least Concern

Comments: Usually easy to recognise by their bright yellow star-shaped flowers which have become known as yellow stars. For many years hypoxis has been used by traditional healers to treat patients suffering from urinary tract infections, infertility, impotency and insanity.