Botanical name

Aristea africana

Family

Iridaceae

Common Name

Fringed Aristea, Blousuurkanol, Maagbossie
Aristea africana
Aristea africana
Aristea africana
Aristea africana
Aristea africana
Aristea africana

Description

Rhizomatous geophyte up to 15cm with flattened slender stems, usually much branched. Leaves linear 1.5-4mm wide. Flowers bright blue, solitary at end of each branch; style has 3 fringed stigma lobes; spathes translucent and deeply fringed; dark keels.

Habitat

Sandy flats and mountain slopes

Flower Date

October to January