Native to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into California, France, Great Britain, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Tasmania, Victoria, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Coastal fynbos. Sandy crevice between two rocks. Area burned in 2013.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Aristea
Authorship
Aiton