Species Aristea monticola
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There aren’t any identifications of Aristea monticola.
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Etymology of Aristea:
From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
Etymology of monticola:
From the Latin mons = 'mountain' and cola = 'dweller'; ‘a mountain-dweller’
Scientific name:
Aristea monticola Goldblatt
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Rhizomatous perennial to 1.3 m, stem subterete, often much branched, branches short. Leaves linear to sword-shaped, often broad, fibrotic. Flowers blue, style undivided, spathes large, dry-membranous, rusty, translucent on edges, lightly hairy or scabrid. Capsules short, 3-winged. Aug.--Oct. Sandstone slopes, 300--1000 m, NW, SW (Cedarberg to Du Toitskloof Mts).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Aristea monticola.
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