Iridaceae FAMILY
Lapeirousia gracilis
Lapeirousia gracilis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lapeirousia gracilis is a perennial plant growing 12 - 30cm tall from an underground corm. A single stem, that can be few to several-branched, is formed[ 725 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. Year 1990 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible corms.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - southwestern Namibia.
HabitatRocky sites, or sometimes on sandy flats; especially in more arid areas[ 725 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. Year 1990 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. It is often associated with springs or other places where additional water supplements the sparse rainfall[ 725 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. Year 1990 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].