Common name
English: Branched sand crocus
German: Verzweigter Scheinkrokus
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Iridaceae (18)(family description)
Genus: Romulea (3)
Epithet: ramiflora Ten. (2)
Synonyms: Bulbocodium ramiflorum (Ten.) Kuntze, Ixia ramiflora (Ten.) Ten., Romulea anceps (Merino) Bég., Romulea planifolia Jord., Romulea tenella Samp., Trichonema anceps Merino, Trichonema edule Herb., Trichonema ramiflorum (Ten.) Sweet, Trichonema tenellum (Samp.) Samp.
edule => edible
planifolia => having flat, horizontal leaves
ramiflora => flowers on older branches
ramiflorum => flowers on older branches
tenella => delicate, tender
tenellum => delicate, tender
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, purple, violet, white