Botanical name

Bobartia gladiata subsp. gladiata

Family

Iridaceae
Bobartia gladiata subsp. gladiata
Bobartia gladiata subsp. gladiata
Bobartia gladiata subsp. gladiata

Description

Rhizomatous geophyte up to 80cm. Flowering stems usually flat. Leaves linear, elliptical in cross-section. Flowers yellow, enclosed in green spathes, arranged in a head of mostly 8-12 flattened-like clusters.

Flowers usually after fire.

Habitat

Mountain slopes and coastal flats

Flower Date

September to December