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Lapeirousia simulans
About
Lapeirousia simulans is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a perennial geophyte and is part of the fynbos ecoregion. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and has a range of less than 2 000 km². It occurs in the southwest of the Knersvlakte. The plant is threatened by tomato farming and the establishment of vineyards. Mining of the red sand in the area is also a threat.
- Family
- Iridaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Lapeirousia simulans
- Slug
- lapeirousia-simulans
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Lapeirousia
- Species
- simulans
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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