Rat-tail Bobbejaantjie
Babiana ringens
Summary 2
The rat's tail (Babiana ringens) is a flowering plant endemic to Cape Province of South Africa. The foliage is long and erect with a sterile main stalk. The plant bears bright red, tubular flowers on side branches close to the ground. It grows in sandy soil.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Marian Oliver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marian Oliver
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babiana_ringens
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
