• Source: Agapanthus caulescens

Agapanthus caulescens, the stem agapanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. Its three subspecies are found in Eswatini and eastern South Africa.




Distribution


Three subspecies are found in Eswatini and eastern South Africa:

A. caulescens subsp. caulescens only occurs in Swaziland.
A. caulescens subsp. angustifolius occurs in Swaziland and Kwazulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
A. caulescens subsp. gracilis occurs in Kwazulu-Natal and in the Limpopo province.




Habitat


Agapanthus caulescens prefers open grassland and is found in-between rocks.




Conservation status


A. c. gracilis has been classified as least concern by SANBI due to its stable population.




Taxonomy


Agapanthus caulescens contains the following subspecies:

Agapanthus caulescens Spreng. caulescens
Agapanthus caulescens Spreng. angustifolius F.M.Leight.
Agapanthus caulescens Spreng. gracilis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Agapanthus caulescens
• Agapanthus
• List of Asparagales of South Africa
• List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens