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Geissorhiza ovata Geissorhiza ovata
Geissorhiza ovata Geissorhiza ovata
Geissorhiza ovata Geissorhiza ovata
Geissorhiza ovata Geissorhiza ovata

Habitat

Sandstone slopes and flats

Altitude

20-760m

Flowering time

August to October, especially after fire.

Description

Plants 6-15cm high. Corm ovoid with woody, concentric tunics. Sparsely branched or unbranched flowering stems up to 15cm tall. Leaves lanceolate to ovate, prostrate. Flowers 2-4 per spike, pink or white with a pink reverse, and sometimes reddish at the tepal bases. Perianth tube up to 27mm long, tepals spreading, 7-13mm long. Bracts firm, green and often flushed with red.

          

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2013 / 5 / 17