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Freesia occidentalis leaves

Freesia occidentalis leaves
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The Freesia occidentalis leaves grow roughly in a fan (or two when a corm splits), tapering slightly in their nearly oblong blades, before curving in abruptly and ending in a slight mucro.

The grey-green to blue-green blades in picture turn yellow-green against sunlight. Longitudinal lines are visible on the blades, if not the raised midribs (Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist).

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Thabo Maphisa
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Ivan Latti
 
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