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.

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