Hesperantha lactea
Iridaceae Crocoideae Croceae
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Restricted distribution, extent of occurrence less than 100 000 km2, area of occupancy less than 100 km2
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Hesperantha lactea - Leaves soft, grass-like, long-sheathed, c 4 mm wide, rather more than half length of inflorescence axis which reaches 90 cm, usually less. Flowers well-spaced, usually all turned to one side; axis straight or only slightly zigzag. Perianth tube c 1,3 cm long, segments cream-coloured, c 2 cm long.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
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