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Asphodelaceae

Trachyandra saltii (Baker) Oberm.

Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Trachyandra

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Trachyandra saltii: In the dunes close to Xai-Xai, southern Mozambique. Leaves are very grass-like and succulent.
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Afrikaans
Wildeknoflok

Synonyms

  • Anthericum albovaginatum Peter
  • Anthericum amboense Poelln.
  • Anthericum ambonense Poelln.
  • Anthericum aristatum Poelln.
  • Anthericum betschuanicum Poelln.
  • Anthericum blepharophyllum Peter ex Poelln.
  • Anthericum brevitepalum Poelln.
  • Anthericum cepifolium Dinter & Poelln.
  • Anthericum crassiusculum Dinter
  • Anthericum elongatum var. holostachyum Baker
  • Anthericum filiforme var. reflexipilosum Kuntze
  • Anthericum gracilitepalum Poelln.
  • Anthericum harrarense Poelln.
  • Anthericum kassneri Poelln.
  • Anthericum lanzae Cufod.
  • Anthericum micranthum Baker
  • Anthericum oatesii Baker
  • Anthericum omissum Poelln.
  • Anthericum saltii Baker
  • Anthericum saltii var. oatesii (Baker) Cufod.
  • Anthericum secundum K.Krause & Dinter
  • Chlorophytum pilosum Dammer
  • Trachyandra reflexipilosa (Kuntze) Oberm.
  • Trachyandra saltii var. oatesii (Baker) Oberm.
  • Trachyandra saltii var. saltii
  • Trachyandra saltii var. secunda (K.Krause & Dinter) Oberm.
  • Urginea pilosula Engl.

Flowers

In flower
September to December (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.