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Eriospermum lanceifolium

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Eriospermum lanceifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Eriospermum
Species:
E. lanceifolium
Binomial name
Eriospermum lanceifolium
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Eriospermum lanceifolium is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum.

Description

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Eriospermum lanceifolium bears a single, erect, slender (16 cm x 4–5 cm), lanceolate leaf, with undulate (sometimes hairy) margins. The leaf is a blue colour; it is a tough, leathery texture.

Eriospermum lanceifolium has a lumpy irregular tuber, which is pinkish inside.

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This is one of several Eriospermum species that have erect, slender, lanceolate leaves, including Eriospermum exile, Eriospermum graminifolium and Eriospermum bayeri.

Distribution and habitat

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It is indigenous to granite or sandstone soils in the Western Cape, South Africa. It occurs from the Olifants River mountains as far as the town of Albertinia.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Perry, P.L. (1994) A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae). Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town.
  2. ^ Distribution map