Hypoxidaceae
Small yellow star-flower
Hypoxis argentea
- Family
- Hypoxidaceae
- Genus
- Hypoxis
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Small yellow star-flower, Star of Bethlehem
- Southern Sotho
- Leihlo-khomo le leholo, Lesikitlane
- Xhosa
- Inongwe, Ixalanxa
- Zulu
- Inongwe, Isinana
Flowers
- In flower
- September to January (from 60 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: grabbarg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Hypoxis
- Hypoxis hemerocallideaHypoxidaceae
- Hypoxis aureaHypoxidaceae
- Hypoxis hygrometricaHypoxidaceae
- Fringed yellow star-grassHypoxis junceaHypoxidaceae
- Hypoxis angustifoliaHypoxidaceae
- Red starHypoxis bauriiHypoxidaceae
- CoquíHypoxis decumbensHypoxidaceae
- Common goldstarHypoxis hirsutaHypoxidaceae
- Mr Burchell’s hypoxisHypoxis obtusaHypoxidaceae
- Golden winter starHypoxis villosaHypoxidaceae
- Hypoxis costataHypoxidaceae
- Mexican yellow star-grassHypoxis mexicanaHypoxidaceae
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.