ERIOSPERMUM APHYLLUM

This member of the Eriospermaceae family was described by Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth in 1929. It is found in South Africa, growing in grit or other well-drained soil with plenty of water and sun. The caudex can grow to three or four centimetres, the plant up to fourteen centimetres high.

The genera name from Greek; erion; 'woll' and Greek sperma; 'seed'. The species name means 'devoid of leaves'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Eriospermaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. This is a winter grower.