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Hypoxis hemerocallidea (African star grass)

Synonyms: Hypoxis elata (heterotypic); Hypoxis obconica; Hypoxis patula; Hypoxis rooperi; Hypoxis rooperi var. forbesii

Wikipedia Abstract

Hypoxis hemerocallidea (African star grass, African potato) is a medicinal plant in the Hypoxidaceae family. It is native to southern Africa from South Africa as far north as Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This plant is the best known member of this genus.
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Attributes

Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kruger National Park II 4718115 Mpumalanga, South Africa

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♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0