Ixia paniculata


Ixia paniculata

Kalossie, pypkalossie

Can be up to 1 m tall.
The long perianth tube is at least twice the length of the tepal lobes.The long-tongued flies Moegistorhynchus longirostris (Nemestrinidae) and Philoliche rostrata (Tabanidae) pollinate Ixia paniculata.The entry for Tritonia undulata also has information on pollination by long-tongued flies.
Flowers Sept-Dec.

Grows in field in front of the swimming pool and on the slopes of Geelberg.
Philoliche gulosa on Riversong.