''Sparaxis tricolor'', known by the common names wandflower,
harlequin flower, and sparaxis, is a
bulb
In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs duri ...
-forming
perennial plant that grows in well-drained sunny soil. It gained its name from its colorful flowers which are bi- or tri-coloured with a golden centre and a small ring of brown surrounded by another colour.
The plant is native to southern Africa. It is present in
California and Australia
as an
introduced species after having
escaped from garden cultivation.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileFlora of North AmericaPhoto gallery
tricolor
Flora naturalised in Australia
Plants described in 1794
Flora of Southern Africa
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