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Cyrtanthus carneus (Fire Lily)

Sandlelie [Afrikaans]

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Cyrtanthus carneus (Fire Lily)  

Cyrtanthus carneus, Potberg, Agulhas Plain, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

 

See Southern Overberg wild flowers by Penny Mustart et al. p. 70