LEDEBOURIA OVATIFOLIA

This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by John Peter Jessop in 1970. It is found in Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to three centimetres in height, although the leaves can reach fifteen centimetres in length. The flowers are pink. The genera is named after Prof. Dr. Carl F. von Ledebour, 1785-1851, a German-Estonian botanist. The species name from Latin; ovata; 'elliptic, but broader at the base, and folia; 'leaf'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. An exposed bulb by Richard Gill, Inaturalist.nz. A fruit by Andrew Hankey, Inaturalist.nz.