Yellow star
Hypoxis obtusa

Family: Hypoxidaceae

What it is like

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 16-50 cm tall. It has a stout rhizome or underground stem. The leaves are stiff and become twisted with age. There are white hairs along the edges.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 1,000-1,830 m above sea level. It grows in open grassland. In Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Australia, Botswana, Central Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

The corm is eaten especially by children.

Edible parts

Corm, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Hypoxis angolensis Baker; Hypoxis iridifolia Baker; Hypoxis nitida Verd.; Hypoxis obtusa var. chrysoricha Nel; Hypoxis villosa var. obtusa (Burch. ex Ker Gawl.) T. Durand & Schinz; Hypoxis rigidula Bak.; - accepted species. Hypoxidis urceolata Nel; - accepted species.