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Babiana lanata
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Babiana lanata is a species of geophytic, perennial flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and is part of the Namaqualand strandveld. It occurs on the Namaqualand coastal plain between Kleinzee and Port Nolloth and has a range of 460 km2. The species is threatened by diamond mining activities, approximately 60% of its habitat within 5 km of the coast has already been disturbed.
- Family
- Iridaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Babiana lanata
- Slug
- babiana-lanata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Babiana
- Species
- lanata
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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