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Amaryllis paradisicola

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Amaryllidaceae > Amaryllis

Amaryllis paradisicola  
Amaryllis paradisicola in the Richtersveld, Northern Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]  

Distribution and habitat

Recorded from quartzite screes and rock ledges in the Richtersveld National Park.

Life cycle

Flowers in April after good autumn showers. Leaves are absent at the time of flowering.

Publications

  • Snijman, D.A. and Williamson, G. 1998. A new species of Amaryllis from the Richtersveld, South Africa. Bothalia 28: 192-196.