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Freesia speciosa
About
Freesia speciosa is a perennial, geophyte endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Anysberg to Calitzdorp. The species has a range of 900 km2 and the total population is estimated at less than 10 000 plants. The population is fragmented due to agricultural activities and overgrazing. The threat still exists.
- Family
- Iridaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Freesia speciosa
- Slug
- freesia-speciosa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Freesia
- Species
- speciosa
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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