Sparaxis caryophyllacea

Sparaxis caryophyllacea, the speckle satinflower, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Sparaxis and is part of the fynbos.^[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs on the Nardousberg at Vanrhynsdorp. There is one population here that is threatened by overgrazing and road maintenance there.^[2]

Sparaxis caryophyllacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Sparaxis
Species:	S. caryophyllacea
Binomial name
Sparaxis caryophyllacea Goldblatt