Amaryllidaceae

Namaqua century plant

Boophone haemanthoides F.M.Leight.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Boophone

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Namaqua century plant (Boophone haemanthoides) — FlowerPhoto: Wessel Pretorius, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Gifbol, Kwaslelie
Chinese: 凤卵布风花, 巨凤之卵
English: Namaqua century plant

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Wessel Pretorius, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Charles Stirton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Deacon, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hendrik van Zijl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Deacon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hendrik van Zijl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hendrik van Zijl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hendrik van Zijl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.