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Babiana sambucina
About
Babiana sambucina is a species of geophyte of 8–30 cm (3.1–11.8 in) high that is assigned to the family Iridaceae. It has dense spikes of blue to violet-coloured, often fragrant flowers. There are two subspecies, B. sambucina subsp. longibracteata is restricted to a small area in the Northern Cape, B. sambucina subsp. sambucina grows in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. Flowers are present in August and September.
- Family
- Iridaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Babiana sambucina
- Slug
- babiana-sambucina
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Babiana
- Species
- sambucina
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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