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Veltheimia capensis

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: Veltheimia

Veltheimia capensis

Veltheimia capensis flowering in autumn between dolerite boulders on the koppies in the Nieuwoudtville Reserve, Northern Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

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Veltheimia capensis flowering in mid-winter on a rock ledge above the Dipke River in the Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©] Veltheimia capensis flowering in autumn between dolerite boulders on the koppies in the Nieuwoudtville Reserve, Northern Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]