Haemanthus humilis

Haemanthus humilis is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Haemanthus.^[1] The species is native to South Africa, it occurs in every province, as well as Botswana and Lesotho.^[2][3]

Haemanthus humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Haemanthus
Species:	H. humilis
Binomial name
Haemanthus humilis Jacq., (1804)
Synonyms
Melicho humilis (Jacq.) Salisb.

There are two subspecies:

• Haemanthus humilis subsp. hirsutus (Baker) Snijman^[4]
• Haemanthus humilis subsp. humilis