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Some kind of Lily I was very fortunate to find this flower right outside our house. I have only seen one of them before on our property. They only last a few days and somehow avoided being squashed and eaten by the horses and other animals Bird's tongue,Geotagged,Ornithoglossum vulgare,South Africa,bulb,lily,wild flower Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Some kind of Lily

I was very fortunate to find this flower right outside our house. I have only seen one of them before on our property. They only last a few days and somehow avoided being squashed and eaten by the horses and other animals

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    WildFlower
    Lion
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    Ornithoglossum sp. Posted 10 years ago
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    Msalicat
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    Thank you for the identification. I googled and saw it is similar to the Ornithoglossum Vulgare (+/- 120mm high) - I don't know whether that is a positive ID - found outside Hopetown in the Kalahari Sandveld area Posted 10 years ago

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The Bird's tongue

Ornithoglossum vulgare grows from 7 to 70 cm and is found on stony slopes from Western Africa to tropical Africa. It is the most wide spread species and has been implicated in stock losses because of its toxic properties.

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Similar species: Lilies, Supplejacks, Etc.
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By Msalicat

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Uploaded Sep 19, 2014. Captured Sep 1, 2014 11:28 in Erasmus Street, Hopetown 8750, South Africa.
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  • PENTAX K-7
  • f/6.7
  • 1/800s
  • ISO400
  • 200mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.