Chasmanthe floribunda

Common name: African Cornflag

Meaning of name:

The meaning of Chasmanthe is not known. Floribunda is from the Latin words flos or floris, meaning flower, and abundus, meaning abounding in.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia. Also recorded from the south east of Australia.

Description:

A bulb to 1.5 metres tall. The orange or yellow flowers are produced from July to October.

Notes:

This species is originally from South Africa.

These photographs were not taken in the areas of interest to the Friends of Queens Park Bushland.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 2007.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2917991

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1513