Thereianthus bulbiferus
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| Thereianthus bulbiferus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Thereianthus |
| Species: | T. bulbiferus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thereianthus bulbiferus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, (2011) | |
Thereianthus bulbiferus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[1] It is a perennial geophyte and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld.[2] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Piketberg to Gouda and Paarl.[3] The plant has lost 70% of its habitat to crop cultivation, urban development and uncontrolled fires, the plant requires fire to flower.[4]
