Botanical name: Kniphofia drepanophylla Baker

Synonyms: none

Family: Asphodelaceae

Origin: South Africa, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld

Common name: Saton's buffalo

Hardiness: -4°C ?

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable, known from 6 to 10 localities. habitat degradation due to overgrazing, livestock trampling and fires. It survives well in the Mkambati nature reserve.

CCVS Collection

Kniphofia drepanophylla is a small perennial (approx. 50-70 cm high at flowering) with yellow flowers.

For more information: http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2207-16