Babiana patula N.E.Br. is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Babiana patula N.E.Br.

Babiana patula N.E.Br.

Babiana patula is a fynbos geophyte endemic to South Africa's Western Cape that has lost 60% of its 20,000 km² range in 80 years.

Family
Genus
Babiana
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Babiana patula N.E.Br.

Babiana patula is a perennial flowering geophyte that belongs to the genus Babiana and is a member of the fynbos vegetation type. This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where its distribution extends from Tulbagh to Albertinia. It occupies a total range of 20,000 square kilometers, and over the past 80 years, it has lost 60% of its habitat to development, crop cultivation, and invasive plant species.

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Iridaceae › Babiana

More from Iridaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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