Eriospermum pubescens

Eriospermum pubescens is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to the southern Cape, South Africa.

Description

The leaf is heart-shaped, relatively hairless, and held prostrate against the ground.
Several related species, such as Eriospermum capense, Eriospermum breviscapum and Eriospermum zeyheri, have a similar heart-shaped leaf.
The tuber is irregular shaped, with reddish-purple flesh, and the plants can offset and form clusters.
This species flowers from February to April.

Distribution and habitat

Eriospermum pubescens occurs in renosterveld vegetation, in clay-rich soils across the southern Cape, South Africa. It occurs from Ceres in the north, southwards to Somerset West, and eastwards as far as Knysna.