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Small Fortnight Lily
Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical woodland
Range
Southern Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Small Fortnight Lily is a plant species native to Southern Africa, which blooms for only two weeks. Despite its short lifespan, it can produce hundreds of flowers, each with a brilliant purple hue.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Dietes
Species
Dietes iridioides