Native records: 2 botanical areas
Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal
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A perennial of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to South Africa.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
South Africa
- Cape ProvincesNative
- KwaZulu-NatalNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- BWk Arid, desert, cold
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 122 areas worldwide, 120 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Other names
Weeping Anthericum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Chlorophytum
Other species in Chlorophytum
- Chlorophytum reflexibracteatum
- Chlorophytum restrictumGrass Lilies
- Chlorophytum rhizopendulum
- Chlorophytum rigidumRigid Green Lily
- Chlorophytum ruahense
- Chlorophytum rubribracteatum
- Chlorophytum scabrum
- Chlorophytum senegalense
- Chlorophytum serpens
- Chlorophytum sharmae
- Chlorophytum sikkimense
- Chlorophytum simplex
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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