| Cyanella lutea | |
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| Cyanella lutea subspecies rosea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
| Genus: | Cyanella |
| Species: | C. lutea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanella lutea L.f. | |
Cyanella lutea (commonly known as "Five-fingers" or "Geelraaptol") is a species of cormous herb, native to South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia, where it grows in clay-rich or loamy soils.
It has a flat basal rosette (plants reach a height of 25 cm) of 4-6 lanceolate, crisped (wavy margins), ribbed leaves. The rosette of leaves usually dies off, before the flowers appear.
The yellow or pink flowers are 15mm wide and appear on a branched inflorescence in late Spring.
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