Hypoxidaceae
Peacock flower
Pauridia capensis
- Family
- Hypoxidaceae
- Genus
- Pauridia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Gouesterretjie, Geelsterretjie, Poublommetjie, Sterretjie, Witsterretjie
- Chinese
- 小星梅草
- English
- Peacock flower, Golden star, Winter golden star
Synonyms
- Amaryllis capensis L.
- Fabricia stellata Thunb.
- Hypoxis caerulescens Redouté
- Hypoxis capensis (L.) Vines & Druce
- Hypoxis capensis (L.) Geerinck
- Hypoxis elata Schult. & Schult.f.
- Hypoxis elegans (Pers.) Poir.
- Hypoxis gawleri Baker
- Hypoxis pavonina Salisb.
- Hypoxis stellata (Thunb.) L.f.
- Hypoxis stellata var. albiflora Baker
- Hypoxis stellata var. elegans Pers.
- Hypoxis stellata var. gawleri (Baker) Baker
- Hypoxis tabularis Eckl.
- Hypoxis tridentata Redouté
- Ianthe linearis Salisb.
- Ianthe stellata (Thunb.) F.N.Williams
- Spiloxene capensis (L.) Garside
- Spiloxene pavonina Salisb.
- Spiloxene stellata (Thunb.) Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 338 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: De Waal Hugo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Janine Steytler, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deon van Eeden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.