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Ixia aurea
About
Ixia aurea is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Ixia and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Piketberg to Citrusdal and Darling. Although the plant has a range of 2 426 km², only three fragmented subpopulations remain. Crop cultivation is the single largest cause of habitat loss.
- Family
- Iridaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ixia aurea
- Slug
- ixia-aurea
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Ixia
- Species
- aurea
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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