Eriospermum cooperi is a species of flowering plant of the Asparagaceae family.[1] It is a summer rainfall species found in rocky grassland and open scrub from the Eastern Cape, South Africa to Zimbabwe. It has a solitary erect leaf, white to pale green flowers and grows to 60 cm. The outer tepals are sometimes reddish brown.[2]
| Eriospermum cooperi | |
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| White Woolseed (Eriospermum cooperi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Eriospermum |
| Species: | E. cooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriospermum cooperi | |
References
edit- ^ "Eriospermum cooperi Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Perry, P.L. (1994) A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae). Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town.