Cyrtanthus tuckii
(Green-tipped fire lily)
Brandlelie [Afrikaans]; umpimpilizi [Swazi]; isiwesa [Zulu]
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Cyrtanthus tuckii var. transvaalensis,
R103 NW of Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa. [image Georg Fritz ©,
from iNaturalist] |
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Cyrtanthus tuckii var. transvaalensis,
R103 NW of Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa. [image Georg Fritz ©,
from iNaturalist] |
Cyrtanthus tuckii
var. tuckii next to R38, east of Carolina, Mpumalanga, South
Africa. [image Judd Kirkel ©, from
iNaturalist] |
Publications (by date)
- van Wyk B, Malan S. 1997. Field
Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Highveld. 2nd edition. Struik
Publishers, Cape Town. See p. 190.
- Pooley E. 1998. A Field Guide to
Wild Flowers KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora
Publications Trust, Durban. See p. 40.
Text by Hamish Robertson |
