Botanical name

Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris

Family

Iridaceae

Status

Near Threatened

Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris
Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris
Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris
Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris

Description

Cormous geophyte up to 40cm, often with one to three short branchlets. Leaves sword-shaped the margins sometimes undulate. Flowers pale or deep pink, 7-20 per spike, pointing to the side; anthers oblong, nodding.

Very similar to Ixia stricta but the anthers of Ixia stricta point straight out from the flower, they do not bend down

Habitat

Stony granite, sandstone and clay flats and slopes

Flower Date

September to November