Plants to identify

Monday, October 29, 2018

Eliokarmos sp ? Bo-wadrift Tanqua Karoo

Growing close to Austronea from previous post. Also discovered 2013. I may have a few seedlings in the mass of pots I have. I have only three plants adult plants but they flowered this year and have quite a bit of seed. Climbed the mountain slope again last year but there was nothing to be seen due to the extreme drought

I should have a better image of the flower somewhere. Still have to sort out recent pics.

Bulb exposed.

Looking down from habitat.

Petals 6, white , 9 mm long /weakly grooved slightly hooded.

Ovary length about 4 mm. Style about 6mm. Filaments 6 ,7 mm.
united at base

Ovary cut in length

Ovary width about 2 mm

Austronea species (A. vermiformis affinity?) Bo-wadrift Tanqua Karoo

Only one plant found 2013. I lost it - was a bit damaged. Unfortunately no seedlings. It was growing on a mountain slope. Rather slippery uncomfortable terrain.

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Nicipe sp West of Prince Albert also Drielingskloof south of Laingsburg

West of Prince Albert on dry semi loose shale.

The leaf is very similar to Leopoort bulb . Also the flower anthers are similar. Just the colour is a bit different.

Nicipe Leopoort south of Oudtshoorn

Originally from Drielingskloof south of Laingsburg. I think it is the same as the Prince Albert bulb.

Nicipe sp Leopoort south of Oudtshoorn

Flowering October

Nicipe sp Oudthoorn etc

This is a very common bulb. Unfortunately I do not have many pictures.

I must get pics of the flowers. I think I have somewhere but not sure if it is the correct bulb

Winter growing with a margin on the rim of the leaf.

Seed grown from plants below

Picture taken en route Paardebont SW of Oudtshoorn

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Drimia sp Stompdrift Dam 030518A

Infloresence similar to Drimia sp nova from "Fontein" area en route Paardebont south west of Volmoed - Oudtshoorn. Leaves differ however.

Apology for out of focus photograph.Flowers corymbose leave needle like. Flowering February.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Nicipe sp 110518A

A Nicipe species that is quite common in the Little Karoo. Observed around Oudtshoorn, calitzdorp and Ladismith. The bulbs are mostly epigeal. Leaves are needle-like and tend to spread partly sideways.