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Sparaxis parviflora
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Sparaxis parviflora, the tiny satinflower, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Sparaxis and is part of the fynbos and strandveld around Saldanha Bay. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Saldanha Bay to Darling. The plant has a range of 997 km2 and there are eight to ten subpopulations. The plant has lost its habitat to crop cultivation and invasive plants.
- Family
- Iridaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Sparaxis parviflora
- Slug
- sparaxis-parviflora
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Sparaxis
- Species
- parviflora
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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