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Sparaxis grandiflora

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: Iridaceae > Genus: Sparaxis

Sparaxis grandiflora

Sparaxis grandiflora flowering in spring in Renosterveld on the Romansrivier Reserve near Wolseley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Sparaxis grandiflora

Sparaxis grandiflora ssp. grandiflora flowering in spring near Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Sparaxis grandiflora

A Crab spider (Thomisus stenningi), camouflaged on a flower of Sparaxis grandiflora ssp. acutiloba flowering in spring in the Olifants River valley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Sparaxis grandiflora

Sparaxis grandiflora flowering in spring in Renosterveld on the Romansrivier Reserve near Wolseley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]