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Babiana ringens (Rat's tail)

Synonyms: Antholyza ringens (heterotypic); Gladiolus ringens (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The rat's tail (Babiana ringens) is a flowering plant endemic to Cape Province of South Africa. The foliage is long and erect with a sterile main stalk. The plant bears bright red, tubular flowers on side branches close to the ground. It grows in sandy soil. Subspecies 1. \n* Babiana ringens subsp. australis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 2. \n* Babiana ringens subsp. ringens
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Infraspecies

Babiana ringens australis
Babiana ringens ringens

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
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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