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Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav.

Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav.

Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav.

Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav. is a grass-like iridaceous wildflower native to the Americas, widely naturalized elsewhere.

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene is a herbaceous perennial clumping plant with purplish flowers and small black seeds.

Sisyrinchium pruinosum E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium pruinosum E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium pruinosum E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium pruinosum is a delicate clumped perennial blue-eyed grass with purple-blue flowers that grows in open North American habitats.

Sisyrinchium xerophyllum Greene

Sisyrinchium xerophyllum Greene

Sisyrinchium xerophyllum Greene

Sisyrinchium xerophyllum is a threatened endemic perennial herb found in sandy Florida scrub and sandhill habitats.

Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl.

Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl.

Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl.

Sparaxis bulbifera, the harlequin flower, is a bulb-forming perennial native to South Africa, popular as an ornamental garden plant.

Sparaxis tricolor (Schneev.) Ker Gawl.

Sparaxis tricolor (Schneev.) Ker Gawl.

Sparaxis tricolor (Schneev.) Ker Gawl.

Sparaxis tricolor is a bulb-forming perennial native to South Africa, introduced to California and Australia, known for its colorful multihued flowers.

Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis

Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis

Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis

Thereianthus bracteolatus is an endemic Western Cape fynbos perennial geophyte, with some subpopulations threatened by invasive plants.

Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J.Lewis

Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J.Lewis

Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J.Lewis

Thereianthus spicatus is an endemic fynbos perennial flowering geophyte found from sea level to 1000 m in South Africa's Western Cape.

Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté

Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté

Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté

Tigridia pavonia is an edible, ornamental Iridaceae perennial with multiple Indigenous uses across the Americas.

Trimezia steyermarkii R.C.Foster

Trimezia steyermarkii R.C.Foster

Trimezia steyermarkii R.C.Foster

Trimezia steyermarkii is a yellow-flowered Iridaceae species native to parts of Mexico, Central America and northern South America.

Tritonia gladiolaris (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Tritonia gladiolaris (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Tritonia gladiolaris (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Tritonia gladiolaris is a perennial flowering Tritonia native to several regions of southern Africa.

Tritoniopsis antholyza (Poir.) Goldblatt

Tritoniopsis antholyza (Poir.) Goldblatt

Tritoniopsis antholyza (Poir.) Goldblatt

Tritoniopsis antholyza is an iris family plant endemic to south-western South Africa, with common names Karkarbloom and Karkar Reedpipe.

Tritoniopsis dodii (G.J.Lewis) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis dodii (G.J.Lewis) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis dodii (G.J.Lewis) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis dodii is a perennial fynbos geophyte endemic to South Africa's Western Cape.

Tritoniopsis lata (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis lata (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis lata (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis lata is a perennial endemic fynbos geophyte from the Western Cape, in the genus Tritoniopsis.

Tritoniopsis ramosa (Klatt) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis ramosa (Klatt) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis ramosa (Klatt) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis ramosa is a fynbos perennial geophyte endemic to South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape.

Tritoniopsis triticea (Burm.f.) Goldblatt

Tritoniopsis triticea (Burm.f.) Goldblatt

Tritoniopsis triticea (Burm.f.) Goldblatt

Tritoniopsis triticea is a perennial endemic geophyte of the Western Cape that belongs to fynbos vegetation.

Tritoniopsis unguicularis (Lam.) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis unguicularis (Lam.) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis unguicularis (Lam.) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis unguicularis is a perennial fynbos geophyte of genus Tritoniopsis endemic to South Africa's Western Cape.

Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Watsonia aletroides is a fynbos-endemic Western Cape plant that has lost half its habitat to agriculture.

Watsonia borbonica (Pourr.) Goldblatt

Watsonia borbonica (Pourr.) Goldblatt

Watsonia borbonica (Pourr.) Goldblatt

Watsonia borbonica is a winter-growing South African cormous plant grown as an attractive showy garden plant.

Watsonia coccinea (Herb. ex Baker) Baker

Watsonia coccinea (Herb. ex Baker) Baker

Watsonia coccinea (Herb. ex Baker) Baker

Watsonia coccinea is a fynbos plant species in genus Watsonia, endemic to South Africa's Western Cape.

Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill.

Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill.

Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill.

Watsonia meriana is a perennial cormous herb that is native to an unspecified region and invasive in multiple areas worldwide.

Watsonia pillansii L.Bolus

Watsonia pillansii L.Bolus

Watsonia pillansii L.Bolus

Pillans’ watsonia (Watsonia pillansii) is a Watsonia species endemic to three South African provinces.

Watsonia tabularis J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia tabularis J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia tabularis J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia tabularis (Table Mountain watsonia) is an endemic fynbos plant of South Africa's Western Cape.

Tritoniopsis parviflora (Jacq.) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis parviflora (Jacq.) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis parviflora (Jacq.) G.J.Lewis

Tritoniopsis parviflora is a perennial geophyte in the genus Tritoniopsis, endemic to South Africa's Western Cape fynbos.

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