Asparagaceae
Quarobe
Veltheimia capensis
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Veltheimia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Kwarobe, Sandlelie
- Chinese
- 仙火花
- English
- Quarobe, Sand lily
Synonyms
- Aletris capensis L.
- Aletris glauca Aiton
- Fabricia amoena Salisb.
- Fabricia glauca (Aiton) Salisb.
- Veltheimia deasii Coutts
- Veltheimia deasii P.E.Barnes
- Veltheimia glauca (Aiton) Jacq.
- Veltheimia intermedia Sweet
- Veltheimia roodeae E.Phillips
- Veltheimia roodeae Phillips
- Veltheimia traubii Moldenke
- Veltheimia undulata Moench
- Veltheimia viridifolia Jacq.
Photos
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Willow Coville, CC BY-SA 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.