Ledebouria mokobulanensis in habitat

Ledebouria mokobulanensis may be missed among the grass and stones of its montane habitat, although the mauve to lilac flowers are brightly coloured and flowering lasts nearly a month.

The small fruit capsules dehisce (split), releasing the dark brown seeds that are glossy and wrinkled (Hankey and Edwards (2008): Ledebouria mokobulanensis, a new species from the montane grasslands of Mpumalanga. SA Journal of Botany 74(2), pp 214-217; iNaturalist; http://pza.sanbi.org; http://redlist.sanbi.org).