Babiana avicularis

Babiana avicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Babiana
Species:
B. avicularis
Binomial name
Babiana avicularis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana avicularis is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana and is part of the Leipoldtville fynbos and Langebaan strandveld vegetation.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs on the coastal plain between Elands Bay and Clanwilliam and has an area of 199 km2. There are four subpopulations and the species is threatened by the planting of potatoes.[2]

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