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Babiana torta

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Babiana torta is a species of geophyte of 7–15 cm (2.8–5.9 in) high that is assigned to the family Iridaceae. It has pale mirror-symmetrical flowers with a long narrow tube that split into six tepal lobes, have three stamens, and line- to lance-shaped, laterally compressed, undulating and coiled leaves. It is an endemic species of South Africa that can be found in the extreme north of the Western Cape province and the coastal mountains of the Northern Cape south of Namaqualand. It flowers from mid May to mid June.

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Family
Iridaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Babiana torta
Slug
babiana-torta
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Babiana
Species
torta
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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