Babiana unguiculata

Babiana unguiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Babiana
Species:
B. unguiculata
Binomial name
Babiana unguiculata
G.J.Lewis

Babiana unguiculata is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana.[1] The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. It occurs on the Nardouwberg and Bokkeveldberge escarpment where it is part of the fynbos. There are two subpopulations and it is threatened by the rooibos tea industry.[2]

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