Menyanthaceae

Small Cape bogbean

Villarsia manningiana Ornduff

Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Villarsia

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Small Cape bogbean (Villarsia manningiana) — FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Kaapse dwergwaterlelie
English: Small Cape bogbean

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.