Drimia montana

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: Asparagaceae > Genus: Drimia

"Plants form large mats, up to 0.5 m in diameter, of densely aggregated bulbs on flat, exposed sandstone rock slabs where, together with several dwarf succulent species, they are partly concealed by lichen and moss (Dold & Brink 2006).

Distribution and habitat

Known from two mountain peaks in the Stormberg and Winterberg of the Eastern Cape.

Seasonality

• Flower from December to January. Flowering time during the day ranges from about 14h30 to 19h00.

• Plants are dormant for about two to three weeks in late January.

References

• Dold, A.P. and Brink, E. 2006. Drimia montana (Urgineoideae), a new species from Eastern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 36(1): 64-66.