Hypoxis decumbens

Family: Hypoxidaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are yellow.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galapagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South America, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, West Indies, Winward Is.

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Tubers, roots, rhizomes

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Macarico, Marico-bravo, Tiririca-de-flor-amarela

Synonyms

Anthericum ensiforme Vell.; Anthericum sessile Mill.; Hypoxis breviscapa Kunth; Hypoxis caricifolia Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Hypoxis decumbens var. dolichocarpus G. L. Nesom; Hypoxis decumbens var. major Seub.; Hypoxis elongata Kunth; Hypoxis gracilis Lehm.; Hypoxis pusilla Kunth; Hypoxis racemosa Donn.Sm.; Niobea nemorosa Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Niobea pratensis Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Niobea pratensis Willd. ex Schult.f.;