Botanical name
Ornithogalum dubiumFamily
AsparagaceaeCommon Name
Yellow Chincherinchee, Geel TjienkerientjeeDescription
Bulbous geophyte up to 50cm. Leaves 3-8, linear to ovate, shiny, fairly fleshy, margins minutely hairy. Flowers yellow to orange, sometimes white, often with a green or brown centre, clustered at top of slender stem, tepals 10-20mm long; filaments fleshy.
Habitat
Mountains and flats
Flower Date
August to December