Wurmbea
Sign in to savethumb|Wurmbea inusta, a species from South Africa thumb|This specimen might be Wurmbea spicata, Cedarberg South Africa thumb|Wurmbea stricta. This species used to be classified first in the genus Dipidax, then in Onixotis. This specimen photographed near Hermon in the Western Cape, but the species occurs widely in seasonally wet regions in [[fynbos.]]
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderLiliales
- FamilyColchicaceae
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thumb|Wurmbea inusta, a species from South Africa thumb|This specimen might be Wurmbea spicata, Cedarberg South Africa thumb|Wurmbea stricta. This species used to be classified first in the genus Dipidax, then in Onixotis. This specimen photographed near Hermon in the Western Cape, but the species occurs widely in seasonally wet regions in [[fynbos.]]
Wurmbea is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae, native to Africa and Australasia. There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent.