ERIOSPERMUM DREGEI

This member of the Eriospermaceae family was given this name by Selmar Schönland in 1910. It is found in southern Namibia and south-western South Africa, growing in grit or another well drained soil with little water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three and a half centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to five and a half centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish white.

The genera name from Greek; erion; 'woll' and Greek sperma; 'seed'. The species name after Johann Franz Drège, 19th century German-born botanical collector and horticulturist. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Eriospermaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.